Herbicidal composition comprising uracil compound as active ingredient

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a herbicidal composition comprising, as active ingredients, a herbicidally active compound and an uracil compound or an agrochemically acceptable salt thereof. The herbicidal composition has excellent effects not only on selective control of monocotyledonous or dicotyledonous weeds in useful crop plants, but also on control of monocotyledonous or dicotyledonous weeds in semi-selective or non-selective areas.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/KR2013/003107 filed on Apr. 12, 2013, which claims priority to Korean Application No. 10-2012-0038002 filed on Apr. 12, 2012. The applications are incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a herbicidal composition comprising a uracil compound as an active ingredient.

RELATED ART

Uracil compounds are known as useful herbicidally active compounds. German Patent Publication No. 714,602, International Patent Publication No. WO 96/07323 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 11-189506 disclose herbicidal compositions comprising a uracil compound as an active ingredient. Meanwhile, Korean Patent No. 1,103,840 registered in the name of the applicant discloses a novel uracil compound and a herbicidal composition comprising the same as an active ingredient.

However, there has been a continued demand for a broad-spectrum herbicidal composition which exhibits a remarkable synergistic effect higher than that of two or more herbicidally active compounds and has selective, semi-selective and/or non-selective activity against monocotyledonous and/or dicotyledonous weeds in various plants.

SUMMARY

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a herbicidal composition having a remarkable synergistic effect, which comprises a herbicidally active compound selected from uracil compounds and another herbicidally active compound.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a broad-spectrum herbicidal composition having selective, semi-selective and/or non-selective activity against monocotyledonous and/or dicotyledonous weeds in various plants, in which the herbicidal composition comprises a herbicidally active compound selected from uracil compounds and another herbicidally active compound.

The present invention provides a herbicidal composition comprising, as active ingredients, a herbicidally active compound and a uracil compound represented by the following formula 1 or an agrochemically acceptable salt thereof:

wherein R₁ and R₂ are the same or different and represent a hydrogen atom or a C₁-C₆ alkyl group; R₃ represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a C₁-C₆ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₈ alkoxy group, a C₁-C₆ haloalkyl group, a C₂-C₆ haloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₆ alkoxy C₁-C₆ alkyl group, or a C₆-C₁₀ aryl C₁-C₆ alkoxy group; R₄ represents a hydrogen atom, a C₁-C₆ alkyl group, a C₁-C₆ haloalkyl group, or a C₁-C₆ alkoxycarbonyl C₁-C₆ alkyl group; R₅ represents a hydrogen atom, a C₁-C₆ alkyl group, a C₁-C₆ alkoxy group, a C₂-C₆ haloalkyl group, a C₂-C₆ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆ haloalkenyl group, a C₂-C₆ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆ alkoxycarbonyl group, a C₁-C₆ alkyl group, a C₆-C₁₀ aryl C₁-C₆ alkyl group, or a C₆-C₁₀ aryl C₁-C₆ alkoxy group; X represents O, S, SO, SO₂, NH, or N(C₁-C₆ alkyl); Y represents a C₁-C₆ alkylene group or a C₁-C₆ haloalkylene group; W represents O, S, NH, or N(C₁-C₆ alkyl); and Z represents a halogen atom, a cyano group, CONH₂, or CSNH₂.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

To achieve the above objects, the present invention provides a herbicidal composition comprising, as active ingredients, a herbicidally active compound and a uracil compound represented by the following formula 1 or an agrochemically acceptable salt thereof:

In Formula 1,

R₁ and R₂ are the same or different and represent a hydrogen atom or a C₁-C₆ alkyl group; R₃ represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a C₁-C₆ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₈ alkoxy group, a C₁-C₆ haloalkyl group, a C₂-C₆ haloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₆ alkoxy C₁-C₆ alkyl group, or a C₆-C₁₀ aryl C₁-C₆ alkoxy group; R₄ represents a hydrogen atom, a C₁-C₆ alkyl group, a C₁-C₆ haloalkyl group, or a C₁-C₆ alkoxycarbonyl C₁-C₆ alkyl group; R₅ represents a hydrogen atom, a C₁-C₆ alkyl group, a C₁-C₆ alkoxy group, a C₂-C₆ haloalkyl group, a C₂-C₆ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆ haloalkenyl group, a C₂-C₆ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆ alkoxycarbonyl group, a C₁-C₆ alkyl group, a C₆-C₁₀ aryl C₁-C₆ alkyl group, or a C₆-C₁₀ aryl C₁-C₆ alkoxy group; X represents O, S, SO, SO₂, NH, or N(C₁-C₆ alkyl); Y represents a C₁-C₆ alkylene group or a C₁-C₆ haloalkylene group; W represents O, S, NH, or N(C₁-C₆ alkyl); and Z represents a halogen atom, a cyano group, CONH₂, or CSNH₂.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the uracil compound is 3-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorphenoxy]-1-oxopropyl}amino]propionic acid methyl ester, or 3-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenylthio]-1-oxopropyl}amino]propionic acid methyl ester.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the herbicidally active compound is one or more selected from among amide derivatives, arylheterocycle derivatives, aryloxyphenoxy propionate derivatives, carboxylic acid derivatives, benzothiadiazole derivatives, chloroacetamide derivatives, cyclohexanedione derivatives, diphenyl ether derivatives, urea derivatives, imidazolidinone derivatives, isoxazole derivatives, nicotine anilide derivatives, nitrile derivatives, organic phosphorus compounds, oxyacetamide derivatives, phenoxycathoxylic acid derivatives, pyrazole derivatives, pyridazinone derivatives, pyridine derivatives, pyrimidinyl(thio)benzoate derivatives, sulfonylurea derivatives, tetrazolinone derivatives, thiocarbamate derivatives, triazine derivatives, triazinone derivatives, triazolinone derivatives, triazolopyrimidine derivatives, triketone derivatives, and uracil derivatives. In one embodiment of the present invention, the herbicidally active compound is one or more selected from among 2-chloro-N-(ethoxymethyl)-N-(2-ethyl-6-methyl-phenyl)-acetamide (acetochlor), 5-(2-chloro-4-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-2-nitro-benzoic acid soldium salt (acifluorfen-sodium), 2-chloro-6-nitro-3-phenoxy-benzenamine (aclonifen), 2-chloro-N-(methoxymethyl)-N-(2,6-diethyl-phenyl)-acetamide (alachlor), N-ethyl-N′-iso-propyl-6-methylthio-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine (ametryn), 4-amino-N-(1,1-dimethyl-ethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-(1-methyl-ethyl)-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-carboxamide (amicarbazone), N-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-N′-(N-methyl-N-methylsulphonyl-sulphamoyl)-urea (amidosulfuron), 1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-amine (amitrole), 6-chloro-4-ethylamino-2-isopropylamino-1,3,5-triazine (atrazine), 2-[2,4-dichloro-5-(2-propinyloxy)-phenyl]-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1,2,4-triazolo-[4,3-a]-pyridin-3(2H)-one (azafenidin), N-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-N′-1-[methyl-4-(2-methyl-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)-1H-pyrazol-5-ylsulphonyl]-urea (azimsulfuron), N-benzyl-2-(4-fluoro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-butanamide (beflubutamid), 4-chloro-2-oxo-3(2H)-benzothiazoleacetic acid (benazolin), N-butyl-N-ethyl-2,6-dinitro-4-trifluoromethyl-benzenamine (benfluralin), N-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-N-(2-methoxycarbonyl-phenylmethylsulphonly)-urea (bensulfuron), methyl 2-[2-[4-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)phenoxy]methyl]-5-ethyl-phenoxy-propanoate (benzfendizone), 3-(2-chloro-4-methylsulphonyl-benzoyl)-4-phenylthio-bicyclo-[3.2.1]-oct-3-en-2-one (benzobicyclon), ethyl N-benzoyl-N-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-DL-alaninate (benzoylprop-ethyl), 3-i-propyl-1H-2,1,3-benzothiadiazin-4(3H)-one (bentazone), methyl 5-(2,4-dichloro-phenoxy)-2-nitro-benzoate (bifenox), 2,6-bis-4,6-dimethyoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl-oxy)-benzoic acid sodium salt (bispyribac-sodium), 5-bromo-6-methyl-3-(1-methyl-propyl)-2,4(1H,3H)pyrimidinedione (bromacil), 2-bromo-3,3-dimethyl-N-(1-methyl-1-phenyl-ethyl)-butanamide (bromobutide), O-(2,4-dinitro-phenyl) 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxy-benzaldehyde-oxime (bromofenoxim), 3,5-dibromo-4-hydroxy-benzonitrile (bromoxynil), N-butoxymethyl-2-chloro-N-(2,6-diethyl-phenyl)-acetamide (butachlor), [1,1-dimethyl-2-oxo-2-(2-propenyloxy)]-ethyl 2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-benzoate (butafenacil-allyl), 2-(1-ethoximino-propyl)-3-hydroxy-5-[2,4,6-trimethyl-3-(1-oxo-butyl)-phenyl]-2-cyclohexen-1-one (butroxydim), S-ethyl bis-(2-methyl-propyl)-thiocarbamate (butylate), N,N-diethyl-3-(2,4,6-trimethyl-phenylsulphonyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-carboxamide (cafenstrole), 2-1-[(3-chloro-2-propenyl)-oxy-imino-propyl]-3-hydroxy-5-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)-2-cyclohexen-1-one (caloxydim, tepraloxydim), 2-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-5-(2-chloro-2-ethoxycarbonyl-ethyl)-phenyl)-4-difluoromethyl-5-methyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one (carfentrazone-ethyl), 2,4-dichloro-1-(3-methoxy-4-nitro-phenoxy)-benzene (chlomethoxyfen), 3-amimo-2,5-dichloro-benzoic acid (chloramben), N-(4-chloro-6-methoxy-pyrimdin-2-yl)-N-(2-ethoxycarbonyl-phenylsulphonyl)-urea (chlorimuron-ethyl), 1,3,5-trichloro-2-(4-nitro-phenoxy)-benzene (clomitrofen), N-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-N-(2-chloro-phenylsulphonyl)-urea (chlorsulfuron), N-(3-chloro-4-methylphenyl)-N,N-dimethyl-urea (chlortoluron), ethyl 2-chloro-3-[2-chloro-5-(1,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-1,3-dioxo-2H-isoindol-2-yl)-phenyl]-2-propanoate (cinidon-ethyl), N-(4,6-dimethoxy-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-N′-(2-(2-methoxy-ethoxy)-phenylsulphonyl)-urea (cinosulfuron), 2-[1-[2-4-chloro-phenoxy)-propoxyamino]butyl]-5-(tetrahydro-2H-thiopyran-3-yl)-1,3-cyclohexanedione (clefoxydim), (E,E)-(+)-2-[1-[[(3-chloro-2-propenyl)-oxy]-imino]-propyl]-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1-one (clethodim), prop-2-inyl (R)-2-[4-(5-chloro-3-fluoro-pyridin-2-yl-oxy)-phexoxyl]-propanoate (clodinafop-propargyl), 3,6-dichloro-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid (clopyralid), methyl 3-chloro-2-[(5-ethoxy-7-fluoro[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidin-2-yl-sulphonyl)-amino]-benzoate (cloransulam-methyl), 2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-(1-cyano-1-methyl-ethylamino)-1,3,5-triazine (cyanazine), N-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-N′-(2-cyclopropylcarbonyl-phenylsulphonyl)-urea (cyclosulfamuron), 2-(1-ethoximinobutyl)-3-hydroxy-5-(tetrahydro-2H-thiopyran-3-yl)-2-cyclohexen-1-one (cycloxydim), butyl (R)-2-[4-(4-cyano-2-fluoro-phenoxy)-phenoxy]-propanoate (cyhalofop-butyl), 2,4-dichloro-phenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxy-benzoic acid (dicamba), (R)-2-(2,4-dichloro-phenoxy)-propanoic acid (dichlorprop-P), methyl-2-[4-(2,4-dichloro-phenoxy)-phenoxy]-propanoate (diclofop-methyl), N-(2,6-dichloro-phenyl)-5-ethoxy-7-fluoro-[1,2,4]-triazolo-[1,5-c]-pyrimidine-2-sulphonamide (diclosulam), 1,2-dimethyl-3,5-diphenyl-1H-pyrazolium methylsulphate (difenzoquat), N-(2,4-difluoro-phenyl)-2-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-pyridine-3-carboxamide (diflufenican), 2-[1-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-amino-carbonyl-hydrazono-ethyl]-pyridine-3-carboxylic acid (diflufenzopyr), S-(1-methyl-1-phenyl-ethyl) 1-piperidine-carbothioate (dimepiperate), 2-chloro-N-(2,6-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-ethyl)-acetamide (dimethachlor), (S)2-chloro-N-(2,4-dimethyl-3-thienyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1-methyl-ethyl)-acetamide (S) (dimethenamid), 2-amino-4-(1-fluoro-1-methyl-ethyl)-6-(1-methyl-2-(3,5-dimethyl-phenoxy)-ethylamino)-1,3,5-triazine (dimexyflam), N3,N3-diethyl-2,4-dinitro-6-trifluoromethyl-1,3-diamino-benzene (dinitramine), 6,7-dihydro-dipyrido[1,2-a:2,1-c]pyrazinediium (diquat), S,S-dimethyl 2-difluoromethyl-4-i-butyl-6-trifluoromethyl-pyridine-3,5-dicarbothioate (dithiopyr), N′-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-N,N-dimethyl-urea (diuron), 2-2-(3-chloro-phenyl)-oxiranylmethyl-2-ethyl-1H-indene-1,3(2H)-dione (epropodan), S-ethyl di-propylthiocarbamate (EPTC), S-(phenylmethyl) N-ethyl-N-(1,2-dimethylpropyl)-thiocarbamate (esprocarb), N-ethyl-N-(2-methyl-2-propenyl)-2,6-dinitro-4-trifluoromethyl-benzenamine (ethalfluralin), 2-ethoxy-1-methyl-2-oxoethyl (S)-2-chloro-5-(2-chloro-4-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-benzoate (ethoxyfen), N-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-N′-(2-ethoxy-phenoxysulphonyl)-urea (ethoxysulfuron), ethyl (R)-2-[4-(6-chloro-benzoxazol-2-yl-oxy)-phenoxy]-propanoate (fenoxaprop-(P)-ethyl), 4-(2-cholor-phenyl)-N-cyclohexyl-N-ethyl-4,5-dihydro-5-oxo-1H-tetrazole-1-carboxamide (fentrazamid), isopropyl N-benzoyl-N-(3-chloro-4-fluoro-phenyl)-DL-alaninate (flamprop-isopropyl), isopropyl N-benzoyl-N-(3-chloro-4-fluoro-phenyl)-L-alaninate (flamprop-isopropyl-L), methyl N-benzoyl-N-(3-chloro-4-fluoro-phenoxy)-DL-alaninate (flamprop-methyl), N-(2,6-difluoro-phenyl)-8-fluoro-5-methoxy-[1,2,4]-triazolo-[1,5-c]-pyrimidine-2-sulphonamide (florasulam), butyl (R)-2-[4-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-2-yl-oxy)-phenoxy]-propanoate (fluazifop, -butyl, P-butyl), i-propyl 5-(4-bromo-1-methyl-5-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-2-chloro-4-fluoro-benzoate (fluazolate), 4,5-(dihydro)-3-methoxy-4-methyl-5-oxo-N-[(2-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-sulphonyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-carboxamide sodium salt (flucarbazone-sodium), N-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-N-i-propyl-2-(5-trifluoromethyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl-oxy)-acetamide (flufenacet), N-(2,6-difluoro-phenyl)-5-methiyl-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]-pyrimidine-2-sulphonamide (flumetsulam), pentyl [2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(1,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-1,3-dioxo-2H-isoindol-2-yl)-phenoxy]-acetate (flumiclorac-pentyl), 2-[7-fluoro-3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-4-(2-propinyl)-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-isoindole-1,3-dione (flumioxazin), 2-[4-chloro-2-fluoro-5-(1-methyl-2-propinyl)-oxy]-phenyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione (flumipropyn), 3-chloro-4-chloromethyl-1-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-2-pyrrolidinone (fluorochloridone), ethoxycarbonylmethyl 5-(2-chloro-4-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-2-nitro-benzoate (fluoroglycofen-ethyl), 1-(4-chloro-3-(2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoro-propoxymethyl)-phenyl)-5-phenyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide (flupoxam), 1-isopropyl-2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidyl)-benzoate (flupropacil), N-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-N′-(3-methoxycarbonyl-6-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-2-yl-sulphonyl)-urea sodium salt (flupyrsulfuron-methyl-sodium), 9-hydroxy-9H-fluorene-9-carboxylic acid (flurenol), (4-amino-3,5-dichloro-6-fluoro-pyridin-2-yl-oxy)-acetic acid (2-butoxy-1-methyl-ethyl ester, 1-methyl-heptyl ester) (fluroxypyr, -butoxypropyl, -meptyl), 5-methylamino-2-phenyl-4-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-3(2H)-furanone (flurtamone), methyl [(2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(tetrahydro-3-oxo-1H,3H-[1,3,4]-thiadiazolo-[3,4-a]-pyridazin-1-yliden)-amino)-phenyl-thioacetate (fluthiacet-methyl), 5-(2-chloro-4-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-N-methylsulphonyl-2-nitro-benzamide (fomesafen), 2-[[[[(4,6-dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinyl)-amino]-carbonyl]-amino]-sulphonyl]-4-formylamino-N,N-dimethyl-benzamide (foramsulfuron), 2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-butanoic acid ammonium salt (glufosinate-ammonium), N-phosphonomethyl-glycine (isopropylammonium salt) (glyphosate, isopropylammonium), (R)-2-[4-(3-chloro-5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-2-yl-oxy)-phenoxy]-propanoci acid (methyl ester, 2-ethoxy-ethyl ester, butyl ester) (haloxyfop, -methyl, P-methyl, -ethoxyethyl, -butyl), 3-cyclohexyl-6-dimethylamino-1-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione (hexazinone), methyl 2-(4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-isopropyl-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-4-methyl-benzoate (imazamethabenz-methyl), 2-(4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-isopropyl-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-5-methyl-pyridine-3-carboxylic acid (imazamethapyr), 2-(4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-isopropyl-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-5-methoxymethyl-pyridine-3-carboxylic acid (imazamox), 2-(4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-isopropyl-5-oxo-1H-imidazoi-2-yl)-quinoline-3-carboxylic acid (imazaquin), 2-(4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-i-propyl-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-5-ethyl-pyridine-3-carboxylic acid (imazethapyr), N-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-N′-(2-chloro-imidazo-[1,2-a]-pyridin-3-yl-sulphonyl)urea (imazosulfuron), N-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-N′-(5-iodo-2-methoxycarbonyl-phenylsulphonyl)-urea sodium salt (iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium), 4-hydroxy-3,5-diiodo-benzonitrile (ioxynil), N,N-dimethyl-N′-(4-isopropyl-phenyl)-urea (isoproturon), N-(3-(1-ethyl-1-methyl-propyl)-isoxazol-5-yl)-2,6-dimethoxy-benzamide (isoxaben), (4-chloro-2-methylsulphonyl-phenyl)-(5-cyclopropyl-isoxazol-4-yl)-methanone (isoxachlortole), (5-cyclopropyl-isoxazol-4-yl)-(2-methylsulphonyl-4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-methanone (isoxaflutole), 2-[2-[4-[(3,5-dichloro-2-pyridinyl)-oxy]-phenoxy]-1-oxo-propyl]-isoxazolidine (isoxapyrifop), (2-ethoxy-1-methyl-2-oxo-ethyl)-5-(2-chloro-4-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-2-nitro-benzoate (lactofen), N-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-N-methoxy-N-methyl-urea (linuron), (4-chloro-2-methyl-phenoxy)-acetic acid (MCPA), (±)-2-(4-chloro-2-methyl-phenoxy)-proponic acid (mecoprop), 2-(2-benzothiazolyloxy)-N-methyl-N-phenyl-acetamide (mefenacet), methyl [[[[2-(4,6-dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinyl)amino]carbonyl]amino]sulphonyl]-4-[[(methylsulphonyl)amino]methyl]-benzoate (mesosulfuron), 2-(4-methylsulphonyl-2-nitro-benzoyl)-1,3 -cyclohexanedione (mesotrione), 4-amino-3-methyl-6-phenyl-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-one (metamitron), 2-chloro-N-(2,6-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl-methyl)-acetamide (metazachlor), N′-(4-(3,4-dihydro-2-methoxy-2,4,4-trimethyl-2H-1-benzopyran-7-yl-oxy)-phenyl)-N-methoxy-N-methyl-urea (metobenzuron), N′-(4-bromophenyl)-N-methoxy-N-methyl urea (metobromuron), (S)-2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methyl-phenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1-methyl-ethyl)acetamide (metolachlor, S-metolachlor), N-(2,6-dichloro-3-methyl-phenyl)-5,7-dimethoxy-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]-pyrimidine-2-sulphonamide (metosulam), N′-(3-chloro-4-methoxy-phenyl)-N,N-di-ethyl-urea (metoxuron), 4-amino-6-tert-butyl-3-methylthio-1,2,4-triazin-5(4H)-one (metribuzin), N-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-N′-(2-methoxycarbonyl-phenylsulphonyl)-urea (metsulfuron-methyl), S-ethyl-hexahydro-1H-azepine-1-carbothioate (molinate), 2-(2-naphthyloxy)-N-phenyl-propanamide (naproanilide), N-butyl-N′-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-N-methyl-urea (neburon), N-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-N′-(3-dimethylcarbamoyl-pyridin-2-yl-sulphonyl)-urea (nicosulfuron), 4-chloro-5-methylamino-2-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-3(2H)-pyridazinone (norflurazon), S-(2-chloro-benzyl)-N,N-diethyl-thiocarbamate (orbencarb), 4-dipropylamino-3,5-dinitro-benzenesulphonamide (oryzalin), 3-[2,4-dichloro-5-(2-propinyloxy)-phenyl-5]-(t-butyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-one (oxadiargyl), 3-2,4-dichloro-5-(1-methyl-ethoxy)-phenyl-5-(t-butyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2(3H)-one (oxadiazon), N-(4,6-dimethyl-pyrimidin-2-yl)-N′-(2-oxetan-3-yl-oxycarbonyl-phenylsulphonyl)-urea (oxasulfuron), 3-[1-(3,5-dichloro-phenyl)-1-i-propyl]-2,3-dihydro-6-methyl-5-phenyl-4H-1,3-oxazin-4-one (oxaziclomefone), 2-chloro-1-(3-ethoxy-4-nitro-phenoxy)-4-trifluoromethylbenzene (oxyfluorfen), 1,1′-dimethyl-4,4′-bipyridinium (paraquat), 1-amino-N-(1-ethyl-propyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitro-benzene (pendimethalin), 4-(t-butyl)-N-(1-ethyl-propyl)-2,6-dinitro-benzenamine (pendralin), 4-amino-3,5,6-trichloro-pyridime-2-carboxylic acid (picloram), N-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-6-(3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-pyridine-2-carboxamide (picolinafen), 2-chloro-N-(2,6-diethyl-phenyl)-N-(2-propoxy-ethyl)-acetamide (pretilachlor), N-(4,6-bis-difluoromethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-N′-(2-methoxycarbonyl-phenylsulphonyl)-urea (primisulfuron-methyl), 1-chloro-N-2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-[(6S,7aR)-6-fluorotetrahydro-1,3-dioxo-1H-pyrrolo[1,2-c]imidazol-2(3H)-yl-phenyl-methanesulphonamide (profluazol), 2-chloro-N-isopropyl-N-phenyl-acetamide (propachlor), N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-propanamide (propanil), (R)-[2-[[(1-methylethylidene)-amino]-oxy]-ethyl]-2-[4-(6-chloro-2-quinoxalinyloxy)-phenoxy]-propanoate (propaquiza-fop), 2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methyl-phenyl)-N-[(1-methyl-ethoxy)-methyl]-acetamide (propisochlor), methyl [[[2-(4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-5-oxo-3-propoxy-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-carbonyl]-amino]-sulphonyl]-benzoate sodium salt (propoxycarbazone-sodium), S-phenylmethyl N,N-dipropyl-thiocarbamate (prosulfocarb), N-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-N′-(2-(3,3,3-trifluror-propyl)-phenylsulphonyl)-urea (prosulfuron), elhyl [2-chloro-5-(4-chloro-5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-4-fluoro-phenoxy]-acetate (pyraflufen-ethyl), 1-(3-chloro-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-2-yl)-5-(methyl-2-propinylamino)-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile (pyrazogyl), 4-(2,4-dichloro-benzoyl)-1,3-dimethyl-5-(4-methyl-phenylsulphonyloxy)-pyrazole (pyrazolate), 4-(2,4-dichloro-benzoyl)-1,3-dimethyl-5-(phenylcarbonylmethoxy)-pyrazole (pyrazoxyfen), N′-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-N-(4-ethoxycarbonyl-1 methyl-pyrazol-5-yl-sulphonyl)-urea (pyrazosulfuron-ethyl), O-[2,6-bis-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl-oxy)-benxoyl]diphenylmethanone-oxime (pyribenzoxim), 6-chloro-3-phenyl-4-pyridazinol (pyridafol), O-(6-chloro-3-phenyl-pyridazin-4-yl) S-octyl thiocarbonate (pyridate), 6-chloro-3-phenyl-pyridazin-4-ol (pyridatol), 7-[(4,6-dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinyl)-thio]-3-methyl-1(3H)-iso-benzofuranone (Pyriftalid), methyl 2-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl-oxy)-benzoate (pyriminobac-methyl), 2-chloro-6-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-ylthio)-benzoic acid sodium salt (pyrithiobac-sodium), 3,7-dichloro-quinoline-8-carboxylic acid (quinchlorac), 7-chloro-3-methyl-quinoline-8-carboxylic acid (quinmerac), 2-[4-(6-chloro-2-quinoxalinyloxy)-phenoxy]-propanic acid (ethyl-ester, tetrahydro-2-furanyl-methyl ester) (quizalofop, -ethyl, P-ethyl, P-tefuryl), N-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-N′-(3-ethylsulphonyl-pyridin-2-yl-sulphonyl)-urea (rimsulfuron), 2-(1-ethoximinobutyl)-5-(2-ethylthiopropyl)-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1-one (sethoxydim), 6-chloro-2,4-bis-ethylamino-1,3,5-triazine (simazin), 2-(2-chloro-4-methylsulphonyl-benzoyl)-cyclohexane-1,3-dione (sulcotrione), 2-(2,4-dichloro-5-methylsulphonylamino-phenyl)-4-difluoromethyl-5-methyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one (sulfentrazone), methyl [[[[2-(4,6-dimethyl-2-pyrimidinyl)amino]carbonyl]amino]sulphonyl]-benzoate (sulfometuron-methyl), N-phosphonomethyl-glycine-trimethylsulphonium (sulfonate), N-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-N′-(2-ethylsulphonyl)-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-sulphonamide (sulfosulfuron), 6-chloro-4-ethylamino-2-tert-butylamino-1,3,5-triazine (terbuthylazine), 2-tert-butylamino-4-ethylamino-6-methylthio-1,3,5-triazine (terbutryn), 2-chloro-N-(2,6-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-(3-methoxy-2-thienyl-methyl)-acetamide (thenylchlor), methyl 2-difluoromethyl-5-(4,5-dihydro-thiazol-2-yl)-4-(2-methyl-propyl)-6-trifluoromethyl-pyridine-3-carboxylate (thiazopyr), 6-(6,7-dihydro-6,6-dimethyl-3H,5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c]-1,2,4-thiadiazol-3-ylideneamino)-7-fluoro-4-(2-propinyl)-2H-1,4-benzoxazin- 3(4H)-one (thidiazimin), N-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-N′-(2-methoxy-carbonyl-thien-3-yl-sulphonyl)-urea (thifensulfuron-methyl), 2-(ethoximino-propyl)-3-hydroxy-5-(2,4,6-trimethyl-phenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-one (tralkoxydim), S-(2,3,3-trichloro-2-propenyl)diisopropylcarbamothioate (triallate), N-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-N′-[2-(2-chloro-ethoxy)-phenylsulphonyl-urea] (triasulfuron), N-methyl-N-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-N′-(2-methoxycarbonyl-phenylsulphonyl)-urea (tribenuron-methyl), (3,5,6-trichloro)-pyridin-2-yl-oxy-acetic acid (triclopyr), 2-(3,5-dichloro-phenyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloro-ethyl)-oxiane (tridiphane), N-[[(4,6-dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinyl)-amino]-carbonyl]-3-(2,2,2-trifluoro-ethoxy)-2-pyridinesulphonamide sodium salt (trifloxysulfuron), 1-amino-2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-4-trifluoromethyl-benzene (trifluralin), N-[4-dimethylamino-6-(2,2,2-trifluoro-ethoxy)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]-N′-(2-methoxycarbonyl-phenylsulphonyl)-urea (triflusulfuron-methyl), N-(4-methoxy-6-trifluoromethoxy-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-N′-(2-trifluoromethyl-phenylsulphonyl)-urea (tritosulfuron), N-[[(4,6-dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinyl)-amino]-carbonyl]-3-(N-methyl-N-methylsulphonyl-amino)-2-pyridinesulphonamide, 4-[4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-5-oxo-(3-trifluoromethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]-2-[(ethylsulphonyl)amino]-5-fluoro-benzenecarbothioamide, 4-dichloroacetyl-1-oxa-4-aza-spiro[4,5]-decane (AD-67), 1-dichloroacetyl-hexahydro-3,3,8a-trimethylpyrrolo[1,2-a]-pyrimidin-6(2H)-one (BAS-145138), 4-dichloroacetyl-3,4-dihydro-3-methyl-2H-1,4-benzoxazine (benoxacor), 1-methyl-hexyl 5-chloro-quinoxalin-8-oxy-acetate (cloquintocet-mexyl), α-(cyano-methoximino)-phenylacetonitrile (cyometrinil), 2,4-dichlorophenoxy-acetic acid (2,4-D), 2,2-dichloro-N-(2-oxo-2-(2-propenylamino)-ethyl)-N-(2-propenyl)-acetamide (DKA-24), 2,2-dichloro-N,N-di-2-propenyl-acetamide (dichlormid), N-(4-methyl-phenyl)-N′-(1-methyl-1-phenyl-ethyl)-urea (dymron), 4,6-dichloro-2-phenyl-pyrimidine (fenclorim), ethyl 1-(2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-5-trichloromethyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxylate (fenchlorazol-ethyl), phenylmethyl 2-chloro-4-trifluoromethyl-thiazole-5-carboxylate (flurazole), 4-chloro-N-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl-methoxy)-α-trifluoro-acetophenone oxime (fluxofenim), 3-dichloroacetyl-5-(2-furanyl)-2,2-dimethyl-oxazolidine (furilazole, MON-13900), ethyl 4,5-dihydro-5,5-diphenyl-3-isoxazolecarboxylate (isoxadifen-ethyl), (4-chloro-2-methyl-phenoxy)-acetic acid (MCPA), (±)-2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)propanoic acid (mecoprop), diethyl 1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-5-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3,5-dicarboxylate (mefenpyr-diethyl), 2-dichloromethyl-2-methyl-1,3-dioxolane (MG-191), 1,8-naphthalic anhydride, α-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl-methoximino)-phenylacetonitrile (oxabeninil), 2,2-dichloro-N-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl-methyl)-N-(2-propenyl)-acetamide (PPG-1292), 3-dichloroacetyl-2,2,5-trimethyl-oxazolidine (R-29148), N-cyclopropyl-4-[[(2-methoxy-5-methyl-benzoyl)-amino]-sulphonyl]-benzamide, N-[(4-methylaminocarbonylamino)-phenyl]-sulphonyl-2-methoxy-benzamide.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the herbicidally active compound is one or more selected from among 2,4-D, bensulfuron, bentazone, bispyibac-sodium, bromoxynil, cafenstrole, chloridazon, clethodim, clodinafop, dicamba, diflufenican, fenoxaprop, florasulam, fluazifop, fluefenacet, fluroxypyr, glufosinate, glyphosate, haloxyfop, iodosulfuron, isoproturon, isoxaflutole, MCPA, MCPB, mecoprop, mesosulfuron, metamifop, metsulfuron, picloram, pinoxaden, propanil, pyrazosulfuron, quinchlorac, tralkoxydim, triclopyr, trifloxysulfuron, acetochlor, alachlor, amicarbazone, atrazine, bromacil, carfentrazone-ethyl, chlorimuron-ethyl, clodinafop-propargyl, cyanazine, diclosulam, dimethenamid, S-dimethenamid, diuron, EPTC, fenoxaprop-(P)-ethyl, fentrazamid, flucarbazone-sodium, flufenacet, flurmetsulam, glufosinate-ammonium, glyphosate-isopropylammonium, imazamox, imazaquin, imazethapyr, isoxaflutole, mesotrione, metolachlor, S-metolachlor, metosulam, metribuzin, nicosulfuron, norflurazon, pendimethalin, propoxycarbazone-sodium, rimsulfuron, simazin, sulfometuron-methyl, sulcotrion, sulfentrazone, sulfosate, terbuthylazine, thifensulfuron-methyl, trifluralin, 4-[4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-5-oxo-(3-trifluoromethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]-2-[(ethylsulfonyl)amino]-5-fluoro-benzenecarbothioamide, 1-methyl-hexyl 5-chloro-quinoxalin-8-oxy-acetate (cloquintocet-mexyl), ethyl 4,5-dihydro-5,5-diphenyl-3-isoxazolecarboxylate (isoxadifen-ethyl), diethyl 1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-5-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3,5-dicarboxylate (mefenpyr-diethyl), 4-dichloroacetyl-1-oxa-4-aza-spiro[4.5]-decane (AD-67), 1-dichloroacetyl-hexahydro-3,3,8a-trimethylpyrrolo[1,2-a]-pyrimidin-6(2H)-one (BAS-145138), 4-dichloroacetyl-3,4-dihydro-3-methyl-2H-1,4-benzoxazine (benoxacor), 3-dichloroacetyl-5-(2-furanyl)-2,2-dimethyl-oxazolidine (furilazole, MON-13900), and 3-dichloroacetyl-2,2,5-trimethyl-oxazolidine (R-29148).

In one embodiment of the present invention, the herbicidal composition further comprises a solid or liquid diluent and surface-active agent. In one embodiment of the present invention, the herbicidally active compound is contained in an amount of 0.01-1,000 parts by weight based on 1 part by weight of the uracil compound represented by formula 1. In another embodiment, the herbicidally active compound is contained in an amount of 0.02-500 parts by weight based on 1 part by weight of the uracil compound represented by formula 1. In still another embodiment, the herbicidally active compound is contained in an amount of 0.05-100 parts by weight based on 1 part by weight of the uracil compound represented by formula 1. In one embodiment of the present invention, said diluent or surface-active agent is contained in an amount of 0.1-99.9 wt % based on the total weight of the composition. In one embodiment of the present invention, the herbicidal composition is in the form of wettable powder, suspensions, emulsifible concentrates, emulsions, microemulsions, soluble concentrates, dispersible concentrates, water dispersible granules, granules, powder, suspension concentrates, water floating granules, or tablets. The active ingredients further include at least one of acetyl-CoA carboxylase inhibitors (ACC), acetolactate synthase inhibitors (ALS), amides, auxin herbicides, auxin transport inhibitors, carotenoid biosynthesis inhibitors, enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate synthase inhibitors (EPS), glutamine synthetase inhibitors, lipid biosynthesis inhibitors, mitosis inhibitors, protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase inhibitors, photosynthesis inhibitors, synergists, growth substances, cell wall biosynthesis inhibitors, and other known herbicides. In one embodiment of the present invention, the herbicidal composition is nonselective. In one embodiment of the present invention, the herbicidal composition is used in dhy-field farming or paddy field farming, and in another embodiment of the present invention, the herbicidal composition is used in paddy field farming.

Agrochemical formulations contain the herbicidal composition of the present invention in an amount of 0.1-95 wt %, and preferably 0.5-90 wt %.

These formulations are produced in a known manner, for example by mixing the active compounds with extenders, that is, liquid solvents and/or solid carriers, optionally with the use of surface-active agents, that is, emulsifying agents and/or dispersing agents, and/or foam-forming agents.

The surface-active agent that is used in the present invention is an amphiphilic material having high surfactant activity and containing both hydrophilic and lipophilic molecules. It has excellent cleansing, dispersing, emulsifying, solubilizing, wetting, stetilizing, foaming and penetrating abilities, and thus acts to wet, disintegrate, disperse and emulsify the active ingredients so that the effects of the active ingredients are effectively exhibited. The surface-active agent may be one or a mixture of two or more selected from among anionic surface-active agents, including a sodium or calcium salt of a sulfonate, such as alkyl(C₈-C₁₂)benzene sulfonate, alkyl(C₃-C₆)naphthalene sulfonate, dialkyl(C₃-C₆)naphthalene sulfonate, dialkyl(C₈-C₁₂)sulfosuccinate, lignin sulfonate, naphthalene sulfosuccinate formalin concentrates, alkyl(C₈-C₁₂)naphthalene sulfonate formalin concentrates, or polyoxyethylenealkyl(C₈-C₁₂)phenyl sulfonate, a sodium or calcium salt of a sulfate, such as alkyl(C₈-C₁₂)sulfate, polyoxyethylenealkyl(C₈-C₁₂)sulfate, or polyoxyethylenealkyl(C₈-C₁₂)phenyl sulfate, or a sodium or calcium salt of a succinate, such as polyoxyalkylene succinate, and nonionic surface-active agents, such as polyoxyethylenealkyl(C₈-C₁₂)ether, polyoxyethylenealkyl(C₈-C₁₂)phenyl ether, or polyoxyethylenealkyl(C₈-C₁₂)phenyl polymers.

The diluent that is used in the present invention may be either a solid diluent or a liquid diluent. For a solid diluent, one having a high water-absorbing ability is particularly preferably used to prepare wettable powder. For a liquid diluent, one that is stable without phase separation from a solvent even at 0° C. is preferred. Examples of the liquid diluent that may be used in the present invention include water, toluene, xylene, petroleum ether, vegetable oil, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, cyclohexanone, acid anhydride, acetonitrile, acetophenone, amyl acetate, 2-butanone, butylene carbonate, chlorobenzene, cyclohexane, cyclohexanol, alkyl ester of acetic acid, diacetone alcohol, 1,2-dichloropropane, diethanolamine, p-diethylbenzene, diethylene glycol, diethylene glycol abietate, diethylene glycol butyl ether, diethylene glycol ethyl ether, diethylene glycol methyl ether, N,N-dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, 1,4-dioxane, dipropylene glycol, dipropylene glycol methyl ether, dipropylene glycol dibenzoate, diproxitol, alkylpyrrolidone, ethyl acetate, 2-ethylhexanol, ethylene carbonate, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, 2-heptanone, .alpha.-pinene, D-limonene, ethyl lactate, ethylene glycol, ethylene glycol butyl ether, ethylene glycol methyl ether, gamma-butyrolactone, glycerol, glycerol acetate, glycerol diacetate, glycerol triacetate, hexadecane, hexylene glycol, isoamyl acetate, isobornyl acetate, isooctane, isophorone, isopropylbenzene, isopropyl myristate, lactic acid, laurylamine, mesityl oxide, methoxypropanol, methyl isoamyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, methyl laurate, methyl octanoate, methyl oleate, methylene chloride, m-xylene, n-hexane, n-octylamine, octadecanoic acid, octylamine acetate, oleic acid, oleylamine, o-xylene, phenol, polyethylene glycol (PEG), propionic acid, propyl lactate, propylene carbonate, propylene glycol, propylene glycol methyl ether, p-xylene, triethyl phosphate, triethylene glycol, xylenesulfonic acid, paraffin, mineral oil, trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene, ethyl acetate, amyl acetate, butyl acetate, propylene glycol methyl ether, diethylene glycol methyl ether, methanol, ethanol, isopropanol and high-molecular-weight alcohol, e.g., amyl alcohol, tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, hexanol, octanol, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol and glycerol, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, or the like. The solid diluent may be talc, titanium dioxide, agalmatolite clay, silica, attapulgite clay, diatomite, limestone, calcium carbonate, bentonite, calcium montmorillonite, cottonseed hull, wheatmeal, soybean flour, pumice, wood flour, nutshell, lignin, and the like.

If water is used as an extender, organic solvents can, for example, also be used as auxiliary solvents. Liquid solvents which are mainly suitable are: aromatics such as xylene, toluene or alkylnaphthalenes, chlorinated aromatics and chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons such as chlorobenzenes, chloroethylenes or methylene chloride, aliphatic hydrocarbons such as cyclohexane or paraffins, for example petroleum fractions, mineral and vegetable oils, alcohols such as butanol or glycol as well as their ethers and esters, ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone or cyclohexanone, strongly polar solvents such as dimethylformamide and dimethyl sulfoxide, and water.

Suitable solid carriers are, for example, ammonium salts and ground natural minerals such as kaolins, clays, talc, chalk, quartz, attapulgite, montmorillonite or diatomaceous earth, and ground synthetic minerals such as finely divided silica, alumina and silicates. Suitable solid carriers for granules are, for example, crushed and fractionated natural rocks such as calcite, marble, pumice, sepiolite and dolomite, or else synthetic granules of inorganic and organic meals, and granules of organic material such as sawdust, coconut shells, maize cobs and tobacco stalks. Suitable emulsifiers and/or foam-formers are, for example, nonionic and anionic emulsifiers, such as polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters, polyoxyethylene fatty alcohol ethers, for example alkylaryl polyglycol ethers, alkylsulfonates, alkyl sulfates, arylsulfonates and protein hydrolyzates. Suitable dispersants are, for example, lignin-sulfite waste liquors and methylcellulose. Adhesives such as carboxymethylcellulose and natural and synthetic polymers in the form of powders, granules or latices such as gum arabic, polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl acetate, or else natural phospholipids such as cephalins and lecithins, and synthetic phospholipids can be used in the formulations. Further additives can be mineral and vegetable oils. It is possible to use colorants such as inorganic pigments, for example iron oxide, titanium oxide and Prussian Blue, and organic dyestuffs such as alizarin dyestuffs, azo dyestuffs and metal phthalocyanine dyestuffs, and trace nutrients such as salts of iron, manganese, boron, copper, cobalt, molybdenum and zinc.

A safener that may be used in the present invention is one or more selected from the group consisting of benoxacor, cloquintocet, cyometrinil, dichlormid, dicyclonon, dietholate, fenchlorazole, fenclorim, flurazole, fluxofenim, furilazole, isoxadifen, mefenpyr, mephenate, naphthalic anhydride, 2,2,5-trimethyl-3-(dichloracetyl)-1,3-oxazolidine, 4-(dichloroacetyl)-1-oxa-4-azaspiro[4.5]decane and oxabetrinil.

The above-described herbicidally active compounds include a number of known safeners or antidotes capable of antagonizing the damaging effect of herbicide on crop plants. It is known that 2,4-dichlorophenoxy-acetic acid (2,4-D) and its derivatives, (4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)acetic acid (MCPA), (±)-2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)propanoic acid (mecoprop) are herbicidally active compounds that act as safeners or antidotes. The compounds that act as safeners or antidotes are herbicidally active compounds that may be included in the herbicidal composition of the present invention, and these compounds neutralize the damaging effect of compounds on the crop plants virtually completely without adversely affecting the herbicidal activity against weeds. At least one of said safeners or antidotes may be used in a mixture with the herbicidal composition of the present invention.

As used herein, the term “dry-field farming” refers to cultivating field crops, including, but not limited to, potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, Chinese cabbages, radishes, corn, watermelons, lettuce, sesame or perilla leaves, beans, Perilla japonica, sesame, red pepper, cucumbers, eggplants, and kale. As used herein, the term “paddy field farming” means farming that is performed by water irrigation, and typical examples thereof include rice farming. As used herein, the term “nonselective herbicide” refers to one that kills all plants without distinction between crops and weeds. Specifically, “non-selective herbicide” refers to one that can kill all plants which grow not only in rice fields and gardens, but also places in which crops are not cultivated, including fallow areas, the bank around a rice field, and a furrow.

The herbicidal composition of the present invention can be used in a mixture with other known herbicides or a formulation thereof. The active compounds in the herbicidal composition of the present invention are applied in the form of ready mixes. However, the active compounds can also be formulated individually and mixed upon use, i.e., applied in the form of tank mixes. The composition of the present invention may be mixed with other known active compounds, such as fungicides, insecticides, acaricides, nematicides, bird repellents, growth substances, plant nutrients and agents which improve soil structure. For particular application purposes, in particular when applied post-emergence, it may furthermore be advantageous to incorporate, in the formulations, mineral or vegetable oils which are tolerated by plants (for example the commercial product “Rako Binol”) or ammonium salts, for example, ammonium sulfate or ammonium thiocyanate, as further additives.

The herbicidal composition of the present invention can be used as such, in the form of their formulations or in the use forms prepared therefrom by further dilution, such as ready-to-use solutions, suspensions, emulsions, powders, pastes and granules. It is used in the customary manner, for example by watering, spraying, atomizing, dusting or broadcasting.

The herbicidal composition of the present invention may include one or more compounds represented by formula 1 as active ingredients. Moreover, the uracil compound may be a free base of the compound represented by formula 1 or an agrochemically acceptable salt thereof. In addition, because one or more chiral carbons can exist in the molecular structure of the compound represented by formula 1, the definition of the uracil compound of the present invention includes single enantiomers, diasteromers, racemates and the like.

Examples of an agrochemically acceptable salt of the compound represented by formula 1 include metal salts, salts with organic bases, salts with organic acids, salts with basic or acidic amino acids, and the like. Metal salts include, for example, alkali metal salts, such as sodium or potassium salts, alkaline earth metal salts, such as magnesium or barium salts, aluminum salts, and the like. Salts with organic bases include, for example, salts with trimethylamine, triethylamine, pyridine, picoline, 2,6- lutidine, ethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, cyclohexylamine, dicyclohexylamine, N,N-dibenzylethylenediamine and the like. Examples of salts with inorganic acids include salts with hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, etc. Examples of salts with organic acids include salts with formic acid, acetic acid, trifluoroacetic acid, phthalic acid, furmaric acid, oxalic acid, tartaric acid, maleic acid, citric acid, succinic acid, methanesulfonic acid, benzenesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, etc. Examples of salts with basic amino acids include salts with arginine, lysine, omithine, etc. Examples of salts with acidic amino acids include salts with aspartic acid, glutamic acid, etc.

According to the invention, it is possible to treat all plants and parts of plants with the herbicidal composition of the present invention. The term plants should be understood here to mean all plants and plant populations such as desired and undesired wild plants or crop plants (including naturally occurring crop plants). Crop plants can be plants which can be obtained by conventional breeding and optimization methods or by biotechnological and genetic engineering methods or combinations of these methods, including the transgenic plants and including the plant vareties which can or cannot be protected by varietal property rights. Parts of plants are to be understood as meaning all above-ground and below-ground parts and organs of plants, such as shoots, leaves, flowers and roots, examples which may be mentioned being leaves, needles, stems, trunks, flowers, fruit-bodies, fruits and seeds and also roots, tubers and rhizomes. Parts of plants also include vegetative and generative propagation material, for example seedlings, tubers, rhizomes, cuttings and seeds.

The treatment of plants and parts of plants with the herbicidal composition of the present invention is carried out directly or by action on their environment, habitat or storage area according to customary treatment methods, for example by dipping, spraying, evaporating, atomizing, broadcasting, brushing-on and, in the case of propagation material, in particular in the case of seeds, furthermore by one- or multi-layer coating. Among the plants obtained by biotechnological or genetic engineering methods or by combinations of these methods, emphasis is given to those plants which tolerate the so-called 4HPPD, EPSP and/or PPO inhibitors, such as, for example, Acuron plants.

The herbicidal composition according to the invention can be applied to the following plants. However, the use of the active compound combinations according to the invention is in no way restricted to these genera, but also extends in the same manner to other plants:

Dicotyledonous weeds: Abutilon, Amaranthus, Ambrosia, Anoda, Anthemis, Aphanes, Atriplex, Bellis, Bidens, Capsella, Carduus, Cassia, Centaurea, Chenopodium, Cirsium, Convolvulus, Datura, Desmodium, Emex, Erysimum, Euphorbia, Galeopsis, Galinsoga, Galium, Hibiscus, Ipomoea, Kochia, Lamium, Lepidium, Lindernia, Matricaria, Mentha, Mercurialis, Mullugo, Myosotis, Papaver, Pharbitis, Plantago, Polygonum, Portulaca, Ranunculus, Raphanus, Rorippa, Rotala, Rumex, Salsola, Senecio, Sesbania, Sida, Sinapis, Solanum, Sonchus, Sphenoclea, Stellaria, Taraxacum, Thlaspi, Trifolium, Urtica, Veronica, Viola, and Xanthium;

Dicotyledonous crops: Arachis, Brassica, Cucumis, Cucurbita, Helianthus, Daucus, Gossypium, Ipomoea, Lactuca, Linum, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Phaseolus, Pisum, Solanum and Vicia;

Monocdtyledonous weeds: Aegilops, Agropyron, Agrostis, Alopecurus, Apera, Avena, Brachiaria, Bromus, Cenchrus, Commelina, Cynodon, Cyperus, Dactyloctenium, Digitaria, Echinochloa, Eleocharis, Eleusine, Eragrostis, Eriochloa, Festuca, Fimbristylis, Heteranthera, Imperata, Ischaemum, Leptochloa, Lolium, Monochoria, Panicum, Paspalum, Phalaris, Phleum, Poa, Rottboellia, Sagittaria, Scirpus, Setaria, and Sorghum;

Monocotyledonous crops: Allium, Ananas, Asparagus, Avena, Hordeum, Oryza, Panicum, Saccharum, Secale, Sorghum, Triticale, Triticum, and Zea.

The herbicidal compositions according to the invention can be used both in conventional methods of cultivation (strip cultivation with suitable strip width) and in plantation cultivation (e.g., vines, fruit, citrus), as well as in industrial plants and track systems, on roads and squares, but also to handle stubble and in the minimum-tillage method. They are also suitable as burners (for killing foliage, e.g. in potatoes) or as defoliants (e.g. in cotton).

They are also suitable for use on fallow areas. Other areas of use are in tree nurseries, forests, grasslands, and in the cultivation of ornamental plants. The herbicidal composition according to the invention can be converted into the customary formulations, such as solutions, emulsions, wettable powders, suspensions, powders, dusting agents, pastes, soluble powders, granules, suspension-emulsion concentrates, natural and synthetic materials impregnated with active compound, and very fine capsules in polymeric substances.

The herbicidal composition according to the invention can be applied before and after the plants have emerged, that is to say pre-emergence and post-emergence. It can also be incorporated into the soil before sowing. The good herbicidal activity of the herbicidal composition of the present invention can be seen from the examples which follow. While the individual active compounds show weak points regarding the herbicidal activity, the combinations, without exception, display a very good activity against weeds, which exceeds a simple additive effect. A synergistic effect in herbicides is always present when the herbicidal activity of the active combination exceeds the activity of the active compounds when applied individually.

The expected activity for a given combination of two herbicides can be calculated as shown in the following equation 1 (COLBY, S. R., “Calculating synergistic and antagonistic responses of herbicide combinations”, Weeds 15, pages 20-22, 1967): Equation 1 E=X+Y−(X×Y/100)

In Equation 1,

X is % damage by uracil compound (a) of formula 1 at the rate of application of p kg/ha; Y is % damage by conventional herbicidal compound (b) at the rate of application of q kg/ha; and E is the expected damage caused by compounds (a) and (b) at a rate of application of p and q kg/ha.

EXAMPLES

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described further with reference to examples. It is to be understood, however, that these examples are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

In the following examples, the compounds disclosed in Korean Patent No. 1,103,840 were mixed with other herbicidally active compounds, and the effects thereof were examined.

In Formula 1,

R¹ and R² are the same or different and represent a hydrogen atom or a C₁-C₆ alkyl group; R³ represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a C₁-C₆ alkyl group, a C₂-C₆ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₈ alkoxy group, a C₁-C₆ haloalkyl group, a C₂-C₆ haloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₆ alkoxy C₁-C₆ alkyl group, or a C₆-C₁₀ aryl C₁-C₆ alkoxy group; R⁴ represents a hydrogen atom, a C₁-C₆ alkyl group, a C₁-C₆ haloalkyl group, or a C₁-C₆ alkoxycarbonyl C₁-C₆ alkyl group; R⁵ represents a hydrogen atom, a C₁-C₆ alkyl group, a C₁-C₆ alkoxy group, a C₂-C₆ haloalkyl group, a C₂-C₆ alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆ haloalkenyl group, a C₂-C₆ alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆ alkoxycarbonyl group, a C₁-C₆ alkyl group, a C₆-C₁₀ aryl C₁-C₆ alkyl group, or a C₆-C₁₀ aryl C₁-C₆ alkoxy group; X represents O, S, SO, SO₂, NH, or N(C₁-C₆ alkyl); Y represents a C₁-C₆ alkylene group or a C₁-C₆ haloalkylene group; W represents O, S, NH, or N(C₁-C₆ alkyl); and Z represents a halogen atom, a cyano group, CONH₂, or CSNH₂.

Preferably, the uracil compound represented by formula 1 is a uracil compound wherein R¹ and R² are the same or different and represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R³ represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a methyl group, a methoxy group or a benzyloxy group; R⁴ represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R⁵ represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a n-propyl group, a n-butyl group, a methoxy group, an allyl group, a propargyl group, a benzyl group, a benzyloxy group, or a methoxycarbonylmethyl group; X represents O, S, SO₂, or NH; Y represents CH₂, CH(CH₃), CH₂CH₂, CH₂CH₂CH₂, or CH(CH₂F); W represents O, or NH; and Z represents a chlorine atom, a cyano group, or CSNH₂.

More preferably, the uracil compound represented by formula 1 is a uracil compound wherein R¹ and R² are the same or different and represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R³ represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a methyl group, or a methoxy group; R⁴ represents a hydrogen atom; R⁵ represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a n-butyl group, an allyl group, a propargyl group, or CH₂CO₂CH₃; X represents O, S, or NH; Y represents CH₂, CH₂CH₂, or CH(CH₂F); W represents O; and Z represents a chlorine atom.

Among the compounds represented by formula 1 according to the present invention, particularly preferable compounds are as follows:

3-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenoxy]-1-oxopropyl}amino]propionic acid methyl ester (compound 1);

3-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenoxy]-1-oxopropyl}methoxyamino]propionic acid methyl ester (compound 4);

3-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenoxy]-1-oxopropyl}benzyloxyamino]propionic acid methyl ester (Compound 5);

3-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenoxy]-1-oxopropyl}hydroxyamino]propionic acid methyl ester (compound 6);

3-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluoropphenoxy]-1-oxopropyl}amino]-4-fluorobutyric acid methyl ester (compound 8);

3-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenoxy]-1-oxopropyl}amino]butyric acid methyl ester (compound 9);

3-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenoxy]-1-oxopropyl}amino]-2-methylpropionic acid methyl ester (compound 10);

4-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenoxy]-1-oxopropyl}amino]butyric acid methyl ester (compound 11);

5-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenoxy]-1-oxopropyl}amino]pentanoic acid methyl ester (compound 12);

3-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenoxy]-1-oxoethyl}amino]propionic acid methyl ester (compound 13);

3-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenylamino]-1-oxopropyl}amino]propionic acid methyl ester (compound 15); 3-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenoxy]-1-oxoethyl}methylamino]propionic acid methyl ester (compound 16);

3-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenoxy]-1-oxoisopropyl}amino]propionic acid methyl ester (compound 18);

3-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenoxy]-1-oxopropyl}amino]propionic acid benzyl ester (compound 20);

3-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenoxy]-1-oxopropyl}amino]propionic acid n-propyl ester (compound 21);

3-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenoxy]-1-oxopropyl}amino]propionyloxy acetic acid methyl ester (compound 22);

3-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenoxy]-1-oxopropyl}amino]propionic acid n-butyl ester (compound 23);

3-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenoxy]-1-oxopropyl}amino]propionic acid ethyl ester (compound 24);

3-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenoxy]-1-oxopropyl}amino]propionic acid allyl ester (compound 25);

3-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenoxy]-1-oxopropyl}amino]propionic acid propargyl ester (compound 26);

4-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenoxy]-1-oxopropyl}amino]butyric acid ethyl ester (compound 28);

3-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenylthio]-1-oxopropyl}amino]propionic acid methyl ester (compound 36);

3-[{2-[2-cyano-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenoxy]-1-oxopropyl}amino]propionic acid methyl ester (compound 46);

3-[{2-[2-aminothiocarbonyl-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenoxy]-1-oxopropyl}amino]propiponic acid methyl ester (compound 52); and

3-[{2-[2-chloro-5-(3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-4-fluorophenylsulfonyl]-1-oxopropyl}amino]propionic acid methyl ester (compound 61).

The chemical structures of the above-described uracil compounds are summarized in Table 1 below.

TABLE 1

R¹ R² R³ R⁴ R⁵ X Y W Z Me H H H Me O CH₂ O Cl Me H H Me Me O CH₂ O Cl Me H H H H O CH₂ O Cl Me H OMe H Me O CH₂ O Cl Me H OBn H Me O CH₂ O Cl Me H OH H Me O CH₂ O Cl Me H H H Pr O CHMe O Cl Me H H H Et O CHCH₂F O Cl HMe H H H Me O CHMe O Cl Me H H Me Me O CH₂ O Cl HMe H H H Me O CH₂CH₂ O Cl HMe H H H Me O CH₂CH₂CH₂ O Cl H H H H Me O CH₂ O Cl H H H H H O CH₂ O Cl HMe H H H Me NH CH₂ O Cl H H Me H Me O CH₂ O Cl HMe H H H n-Pr O CH₂ O Cl HMe Me H H Me O CH₂ O Cl HMe Me H H Et O CH₂ O Cl HMe H H H Bn O CH₂ O Cl HMe H H H n-Pr O CH₂ O Cl HMe H H H CH₂CO₂Me O CH₂ O Cl HMe H H H n-Bu O CH₂ O Cl HMe H H H Et O CH₂ O Cl HMe H H H Allyl O CH₂ O Cl HMe H H H Propargyl O CH₂ O Cl HMe Me H H Allyl O NH O Cl HMe H H H Et O CH₂CH₂ O Cl HMe H Me H Me O CH₂ O Cl HMe H Me H H O CH₂ O Cl HMe Me H H H O CH₂ O Cl H H H H Et O CH₂ O Cl Me H H Me Me NH CHMe O Cl HMe H CH₂F H Me O CH₂ O Cl HMe H Allyl H Me O CH₂ O Cl HMe H H H Me S CH₂ O Cl HMe H H H Et S CH₂ O Cl HMe H OMe H Me S CH₂ O Cl HMe H H H Me S CHMe O Cl Me H H Me Et S CHMe O Cl HMe H H H Et O CHMe O Cl HMe H H H Me NH CH₂ O Cl HMe H Me H Me NH CH₂ O Cl HMe H OMe H Me NH CH₂ O Cl HMe H OMe H Et O CH₂ O Cl HMe H H H Me O CH₂ O CN HMe H H H Et O CH₂ O CN HMe H H H n-pr O CH₂ O CN HMe H H H Me O CH₂ O CONH₂ HMe H H H Et O CH₂ O CONH₂ HMe H H H n-pr O CH₂ O CONH₂ HMe H H H Me O CH₂ O CSNH₂ HMe H H H Et O CH₂ O CSNH₂ HMe H H H n-pr O CH₂ O CSNH₂ HMe H H H Me O CH₂ NH Cl HMe H H H Et O CH₂ NH Cl HMe H H H OMe O CH₂ NH Cl HMe H H H OH O CH₂ NH Cl HMe H H H OBn O CH₂ NH Cl HMe H H H Me SO CH₂ O Cl HMe H H H Me SO₂ CH₂ O Cl Me: methyl group; Et: ethyl group; n-Pr: propyl group; Bu: butyl group; Bn: benzyl group.

To test herbicidal activities, (1) in the case of non-selective herbicidal compositions, weeds at the growth stage (30-40 cm) in fallow areas and orchards were treated with compositions containing the uracil compounds and herbicidally active compounds. (2) In the case of dry-field farming, weeds at the initial growth state (5 cm or less) in wheat and corn fields weeds were treated with compositions containing the uracil compounds and herbicidally active compounds. (3) In the case of paddy field farming weeds in rice fields were treated with compositions containing the uracil compounds and herbicidally active compounds at 15 days after rice transplantation.

Herbicidal activities were visually evaluated by comparing the mortality of the plants with untreated control groups 20 days after treatment with the compositions.

Meanwhile, if the actual damage exceeds the calculated value, then the activity of the combination is superadditive. The expected activity for a given combination of two herbicides can be calculated using equation 1 above.

Example 1 Nonselective Herbicidal Composition

Weeds at the weed growth stage (30-40 cm) in fallow areas and orchards were treated with nonselective herbicidal compositions containing the uracil compounds and herbicidally active compounds.

Experimental Example

Tables 2 to 29 below show the plant mortalities (herbicidal activities) obtained when Echinochloa crus, Digitaria sanguinalis, Abutilon theophrasti, Aeschynomene indica and Xanthium spinosum were treated with the indicated amounts of uracil compounds, nonselective herbicides, and uracil compound/herbicide mixtures. When the measured values are higher than the calculated values, the test materials have significant herbicidal activities. The left column of two columns for each grass in the following tables indicates measured mortality values, and the right column indicates calculated mortality values.

TABLE 2 Data (measured value/calculated value) Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon Aeschynomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 1 4 0 — 0 — 17 — 18 — 11 — Compound 1 8 5 — 5 — 45 — 45 — 39 — Compound 1 16 17 — 20 — 60 — 60 — 52 — Glyphosate 150 12 — 8 — 8 — 9 — 11 — Glyphosate 300 23 — 18 — 27 — 22 — 30 — Glyphosate 600 48 — 46 — 59 — 47 — 64 — Compound 1 + 4 +600 53 48 49 46 70 66 63 57 78 68 Glyphosate Compound 1 + 8 +300 50 27 44 22 95 60 91 57 88 57 Glyphosate Compound 1 + 16 + 150  36 27 36 26 68 63 72 64 67 57 Glyphosate

TABLE 3 Data (measured value/calculated value) Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon Aeschynomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 1 4 0 — 0 — 17 — 18 — 11 — Compound 1 8 5 — 5 — 45 — 45 — 39 — Compound 1 16 17 — 20 — 60 — 60 — 52 — Glufosinate 75 15 — 11 — 7 — 5 — 13 — Glufosinate 150 29 — 27 — 25 — 18 — 25 — Glufosinate 300 60 — 57 — 49 — 46 — 56 — Compound 4 + 300 64 60 66 57 67 58 60 56 64 61 1 + Glufosinate Compound 8 + 150 56 33 53 30 89 58 86 55 84 54 1 + Glufosinate Compound 16 + 75  39 29 36 29 73 63 70 62 66 58 1 + Glufosinate

TABLE 4 Data (measured value/calculated value) Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon Aeschynomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 4 0 — 0 — 11 — 26 — 21 — 36 Compound 8 5 — 5 — 38 — 52 — 42 — 36 Compound 16 10 — 16 — 51 — 69 — 56 — 36 Glyphosate 150 12 — 8 — 8 — 9 — 11 — Glyphosate 300 23 — 18 — 27 — 22 — 30 — Glyphosate 600 48 — 46 — 59 — 47 — 64 — Compound 4 + 600 57 48 56 46 68 64 66 61 76 72 36 + Glyphosate Compound 8 + 300 48 27 44 22 87 54 94 62 92 59 36 + Glyphosate Compound 16 + 150  25 20 29 23 63 55 78 72 64 61 36 + Glyphosate

TABLE 5 Data (measured value/calculated value) Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon Aeschynomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 4 0 — 0 — 11 — 26 — 21 — 36 Compound 8 5 — 5 — 38 — 52 — 42 — 36 Compound 16 10 — 16 — 51 — 69 — 56 — 36 Glufosinate 75 15 — 11 — 7 — 5 — 13 — Glufosinate 150 29 — 27 — 25 — 18 — 25 — Glufosinate 300 60 — 57 — 49 — 46 — 56 — Compound 4 + 300 63 60 66 57 62 55 70 60 71 65 36 + Glufosinate Compound 8 + 150 56 33 54 30 84 53 93 61 90 57 36 + Glufosinate Compound 16 + 75  26 23 28 25 61 54 81 71 69 62 36 + Glufosinate

TABLE 6 Data (measured value/calculated value) Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon Aeschynomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 20 17 — 19 — 58 — 56 — 51 — 36 Compound 40 37 — 43 — 100 — 100 — 90 — 36 Compound 80 61 — 71 — 100 — 100 — 100 — 36 Fenoxaprop 25 13 — 13 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Fenoxaprop 50 31 — 32 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Fenoxaprop 100 65 — 64 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Compound 20 + 100 79 71 79 71 66 58 63 56 57 51 36 + Fenoxaprop Compound 40 + 50  90 56 95 61 100 100 100 100 100 90 36 + Fenoxaprop Compound 80 + 25  74 66 80 75 100 100 100 100 100 100 36 + Fenoxaprop

TABLE 7 Data (measured value/calculated value) Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon Aeschynomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 20 17 — 19 — 58 — 56 — 51 — 36 Compound 40 37 — 43 — 100 — 100 — 90 — 36 Compound 80 61 — 71 — 100 — 100 — 100 — 36 Clodinafop 7.5 12 — 10 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Clodinafop 15 25 — 21 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Clodinafop 30 53 — 50 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Compound 20 + 30 64 61 68 60 61 58 61 56 60 51 36 + Clodinafop Compound 40 + 15 84 52 83 55 100 100 100 100 100 90 36 + Clodinafop Compound  80 + 7.5 71 66 83 74 100 100 100 100 100 100 36 + Clodinafop

TABLE 8 Data (measured value/calculated value) Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon Aeschynomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 20 17 — 19 — 58 — 56 — 51 — 36 Compound 40 37 — 43 — 100 — 100 — 90 — 36 Compound 80 61 — 71 — 100 — 100 — 100 — 36 Fluazifop 50 10 — 9 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Fluazifop 100 26 — 21 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Fluazifop 200 61 — 52 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Compound 20 + 200 77 68 71 61 68 58 66 56 54 51 36 + Fluazifop Compound 40 + 100 83 53 84 55 100 100 100 100 100 90 36 + Fluazifop Compound 80 + 50  75 65 82 73 100 100 100 100 100 100 36 + Fluazifop

TABLE 9 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 20 17 — 19 — 58 — 56 — 51 — 36 Compound 40 37 — 43 — 100 — 100 — 90 — 36 Compound 80 61 — 71 — 100 — 100 — 100 — 36 Haloxyfop 12.5 11 — 14 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Haloxyfop 25 28 — 29 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Haloxyfop 50 58 — 57 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Compound 20 + 50 74 65 72 65 64 58 60 56 54 51 36 + Haloxyfop Compound 40 + 25 88 54 89 59 100 100 100 100 100 90 36 + Haloxyfop Compound   80 + 12.5 75 65 85 75 100 100 100 100 100 100 36 + Haloxyfop

TABLE 10 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 20 17 — 19 — 58 — 56 — 51 — 36 Compound 40 37 — 43 — 100 — 100 — 90 — 36 Compound 80 61 — 71 — 100 — 100 — 100 — 36 Metamifop 25 11 — 11 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Metamifop 50 26 — 23 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Metamifop 100 57 — 48 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Compound  20 + 100 68 64 65 58 67 58 65 56 54 51 36 + Metamifop Compound 40 + 50 84 53 88 56 100 100 100 100 100 90 36 + Metamifop Compound 80 + 25 68 65 78 74 100 100 100 100 100 100 36 + Metamifop

TABLE 11 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 20 17 — 19 — 58 — 56 — 51 — 36 Compound 40 37 — 43 — 100 — 100 — 90 — 36 Compound 80 61 — 71 — 100 — 100 — 100 — 36 Pinoxaden 6.25 10 — 12 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Pinoxaden 12.5 29 — 26 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Pinoxaden 25 63 — 57 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Compound 20 + 25   72 69 72 65 62 58 62 56 61 51 36 + Pinoxaden Compound 40 + 12.5 85 55 90 57 100 100 100 100 100 90 36 + Pinoxaden Compound 80 + 6.25 73 65 82 74 100 100 100 100 100 100 36 + Pinoxaden

TABLE 12 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 20 17 — 19 — 58 — 56 — 51 — 36 Compound 40 37 — 43 — 100 — 100 — 90 — 36 Compound 80 61 — 71 — 100 — 100 — 100 — 36 Clethodim 25 11 — 6 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Clethodim 50 31 — 19 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Clethodim 100 65 — 45 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Compound  20 + 100 80 71 66 56 61 58 62 56 61 51 36 + Clethodim Compound 40 + 50 88 56 84 53 100 100 100 100 100 90 36 + Clethodim Compound 80 + 25 69 65 82 73 100 100 100 100 100 100 36 + Clethodim

TABLE 13 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 20 17 — 19 — 58 — 56 — 51 — 36 Compound 40 37 — 43 — 100 — 100 — 90 — 36 Compound 80 61 — 71 — 100 — 100 — 100 — 36 Tralkoxydim 25 10 — 8 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Tralkoxydim 50 24 — 21 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Tralkoxydim 100 56 — 47 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Compound  20 + 100 69 64 64 57 66 58 66 56 60 51 36 + Tralkoxydim Compound 40 + 50 80 52 83 54 100 100 100 100 100 90 36 + Tralkoxydim Compound 80 + 25 69 65 81 73 100 100 100 100 100 100 36 + Tralkoxydim

TABLE 14 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 4 0 — 0 — 15 — 19 — 24 — 36 Compound 8 5 — 5 — 35 — 46 — 59 — 36 Compound 16 12 — 15 — 47 — 61 — 79 — 36 Imazethapyr 25 11 — 11 — 9 — 11 — 9 — Imazethapyr 50 26 — 26 — 24 — 25 — 20 — Imazethapyr 100 53 — 62 — 58 — 54 — 47 — Compound  4 + 100 56 53 65 62 67 64 72 63 68 60 36 + Imazethapyr Compound  8 + 50 51 29 52 30 78 51 95 60 91 67 36 + Imazethapyr Compound 16 + 25 31 21 28 24 55 51 69 65 86 81 36 + Imazethapyr

TABLE 15 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 36 4 0 — 0 — 15 — 19 — 24 — Compound 36 8 5 — 5 — 35 — 46 — 59 — Compound 36 16 12 — 15 — 47 — 61 — 79 — Trifloxysulfuron 1.25 8 — 8 — 12 — 9 — 13 — Trifloxysulfuron 2.5 24 — 26 — 28 — 25 — 30 — Trifloxysulfuron 5 56 — 51 — 61 — 58 — 62 — Compound 36 + 4 + 5   59 56 55 51 75 67 73 66 75 71 Trifloxysulfuron Compound 36 + 8 + 2.5 50 28 54 29 83 53 91 60 96 71 Trifloxysulfuron Compound 36 + 16 + 1.25 26 19 29 22 60 53 69 65 90 81 Trifloxysulfuron

TABLE 16 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 4 0 — 0 — 15 — 19 — 24 — 36 Compound 8 5 — 5 — 35 — 46 — 59 — 36 Compound 16 12 — 15 — 47 — 61 — 79 — 36 Bispyribac- 7.5 6 — 8 — 16 — 6 — 10 — sodium Bispyribac- 15 23 — 20 — 31 — 23 — 27 — sodium Bispyribac- 30 45 — 47 — 62 — 49 — 58 — sodium Compound 4 + 30 57 45 64 47 75 68 65 59 75 68 36 + Bispyribac- sodium Compound 8 + 15 81 26 81 24 85 55 86 58 95 70 36 + Bispyribac- sodium Compound 16 + 7.5  69 18 72 22 63 55 70 64 85 81 36 + Bispyribac- sodium

TABLE 17 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 4 0 — 0 — 10 — 20 — 25 — 36 Compound 8 5 — 10 — 30 — 45 — 50 — 36 Compound 16 10 — 15 — 45 — 65 — 70 — 36 2,4-D 100 0 — 0 — 7 — 7 — 10 — 2,4-D) 200 0 — 0 — 21 — 24 — 22 — 2,4-D) 400 0 — 0 — 47 — 51 — 50 — Compound 4 + 400 6 0 3  0 65 52 63 61 67 63 36 + 2,4-D Compound 8 + 200 10 5 15 10 75 44 91 58 95 61 36 + 2,4-D Compound 16 + 100  18 10  19 15 60 49 74 67 89 73 36 + 2,4-D

TABLE 18 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 4 0 — 0 — 10 — 20 — 25 — 36 Compound 8 5 — 10 — 30 — 45 — 50 — 36 Compound 16 10 — 15 — 45 — 65 — 70 — 36 Dicamba 75 0 — 0 — 9 — 7 — 13 — Dicamba 150 0 — 0 — 20 — 23 — 29 — Dicamba 300 0 — 0 — 46 — 51 — 62 — Compound 4 + 300 10 0 7  0 64 51 64 61 75 72 36 + Dicamba Compound 8 + 150 21 5 22 10 79 44 91 57 90 65 36 + Dicamba Compound 16 + 75  20 10  21 15 54 50 72 68 84 74 36 + Dicamba

TABLE 19 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 4 0 — 0 — 10 — 20 — 25 — 36 Compound 8 5 — 10 — 30 — 45 — 50 — 36 Compound 16 10 — 15 — 45 — 65 — 70 — 36 Picloram 25 0 — 0 — 9 — 9 — 9 — Picloram 50 0 — 0 — 28 — 21 — 26 — Picloram 100 0 — 0 — 65 — 52 — 56 — Compound  4 + 100 7 0 8  0 77 69 70 62 70 67 36 + Picloram Compound  8 + 50 21 5 22 10 85 49 86 57 90 63 36 + Picloram Compound 16 + 25 18 10  22 15 56 50 71 68 88 73 36 + Picloram

TABLE 20 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 4 0 — 0 — 10 — 20 — 25 — 36 Compound 8 5 — 10 — 30 — 45 — 50 — 36 Compound 16 10 — 15 — 45 — 65 — 70 — 36 Fluroxypyr 50 0 — 0 — 9 — 13 — 7 — Fluroxypyr 100 0 — 0 — 26 — 27 — 23 — Fluroxypyr 200 0 — 0 — 53 — 63 — 54 — Compound 4 + 200 5 0 7  0 69 58 76 70 71 66 36 + Fluroxypyr Compound 8 + 100 22 5 22 10 82 48 92 60 90 62 36 + Fluroxypyr Compound 16 + 50  20 10  19 15 55 50 69 70 80 72 36 + Fluroxypyr

TABLE 21 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 4 0 — 0 — 10 — 20 — 25 — 36 Compound 8 5 — 10 — 30 — 45 — 50 — 36 Compound 16 10 — 15 — 45 — 65 — 70 — 36 Triclopyr 125 0 — 0 — 11 — 9 — 13 — Triclopyr 250 0 — 0 — 23 — 26 — 30 — Triclopyr 500 0 — 0 — 54 — 58 — 59 — Compound 4 + 500 9 0 10  0 67 59 69 66 74 69 36 + Triclopyr Compound 8 + 250 22 5 21 10 82 46 85 59 88 65 36 + Triclopyr Compound 16 + 125  16 10  19 15 60 51 74 68 80 74 36 + Triclopyr

TABLE 22 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 4 0 — 0 — 10 — 20 — 25 — 36 Compound 8 5 — 10 — 30 — 45 — 50 — 36 Compound 16 10 — 15 — 45 — 65 — 70 — 36 MCPA 75 0 — 0 — 11 — 11 — 8 — MCPA 150 0 — 0 — 32 — 24 — 25 — MCPA 300 0 — 0 — 64 — 58 — 59 — Compound 4 + 300 5 0 3  0 76 68 76 66 77 69 36 + MCPA Compound 8 + 150 22 5 22 10 86 52 85 58 88 62 36 + MCPA Compound 16 + 75  15 10  20 15 63 51 69 69 83 72 36 + MCPA

TABLE 23 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 4 0 — 0 — 10 — 20 — 25 — 36 Compound 8 5 — 10 — 30 — 45 — 50 — 36 Compound 16 10 — 15 — 45 — 65 — 70 — 36 Mecoprop 200 0 — 0 — 14 — 8 — 9 — Mecoprop 400 0 — 0 — 29 — 24 — 19 — Mecoprop 800 0 — 0 — 64 — 55 — 45 — Compound 4 + 800 6 0 4  0 78 68 73 64 64 59 36 + Mecoprop Compound 8 + 400 21 5 21 10 83 50 92 58 85 59 36 + Mecoprop Compound 16 + 200  19 10  19 15 58 52 69 68 80 73 36 + Mecoprop

TABLE 24 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 4 0 — 0 — 10 — 20 — 25 — 36 Compound 8 5 — 10 — 30 — 45 — 50 — 36 Compound 16 10 — 15 — 45 — 65 — 70 — 36 Quinclorac 50 13 — 6 — 9 — 10 — 11 — Quinclorac 100 26 — 21 — 26 — 27 — 29 — Quinclorac 200 55 — 49 — 57 — 57 — 62 — Compound 4 + 200 66 55 55 49 70 61 75 66 80 72 36 + Quinclorac Compound 8 + 100 55 29 50 28 80 48 88 60 92 65 36 + Quinclorac Compound 16 + 50  30 21 35 20 60 50 76 69 82 73 36 + Quinclorac

TABLE 25 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 4 0 — 0 — 10 — 20 — 25 — 36 Compound 8 5 — 10 — 30 — 45 — 50 — 36 Compound 16 10 — 15 — 45 — 65 — 70 — 36 MCPB 75 9 — 12 — 11 — 13 — 12 — MCPB 150 27 — 25 — 22 — 32 — 27 — MCPB 300 57 — 56 — 52 — 64 — 58 — Compound 4 + 300 62 57 59 56 73 57 83 71 75 69 36 + MCPB Compound 8 + 150 55 30 52 33 80 45 88 63 90 64 36 + MCPB Compound 16 + 75  37 18 28 25 80 51 84 70 74 73 36 + MCPB

TABLE 26 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 4 0 — 0 — 27 — 28 — 20 — 36 Compound 8 5 — 5 — 54 — 54 — 48 — 36 Compound 16 20 — 14 — 72 — 72 — 64 — 36 Chloridazon 175 13 — 14 — 14 — 11 — 7 — Chloridazon 350 27 — 28 — 30 — 29 — 22 — Chloridazon 700 54 — 63 — 64 — 57 — 46 — Compound 4 + 700 57 54 67 63 83 74 78 69 63 57 36 + Chloridazon Compound 8 + 350 56 31 54 31 95 68 96 67 88 59 36 + Chloridazon Compound 16 + 175  38 30 31 26 79 76 82 75 71 67 36 + Chloridazon

TABLE 27 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 4 0 — 0 — 27 — 28 — 20 — 36 Compound 8 5 — 5 — 54 — 54 — 48 — 36 Compound 16 20 — 14 — 72 — 72 — 64 — 36 Bentazone 125 0 — 0 — 9 — 10 — 8 — Bentazone 250 0 — 0 — 22 — 22 — 18 — Bentazone 500 0 — 0 — 49 — 52 — 45 — Compound 4 + 500 6 0 7 0 66 63 68 65 64 56 36 + Bentazone Compound 8 + 250 22 5 21 5 88 64 90 64 91 57 36 + Bentazone Compound 16 + 125  23 20 17 14 84 74 82 75 74 67 36 + Bentazone

TABLE 28 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 4 0 — 0 — 27 — 28 — 20 — 36 Compound 8 5 — 5 — 54 — 54 — 48 — 36 Compound 16 20 — 14 — 72 — 72 — 64 — 36 Bromoxynil 50 0 — 0 — 12 — 5 — 7 — Bromoxynil 100 0 — 0 — 30 — 20 — 21 — Bromoxynil 200 0 — 0 — 60 — 48 — 51 — Compound 4 + 200 4 0 9 0 81 71 71 63 67 61 36 + Bromoxynil Compound 8 + 100 21 5 22 5 93 68 95 63 85 59 36 + Bromoxynil Compound 16 + 50  25 20 22 14 81 75 79 73 76 67 36 + Bromoxynil

TABLE 29 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Compound 4 0 — 0 — 27 — 28 — 20 — 36 Compound 8 5 — 5 — 54 — 54 — 48 — 36 Compound 16 20 — 14 — 72 — 72 — 64 — 36 Propanil 375 11 — 7 — 10 — 10 — 10 — Propanil 750 21 — 22 — 23 — 27 — 24 — Propanil 1500 46 — 45 — 56 — 56 — 58 — Compound  4 + 1500 51 46 53 45 72 68 78 68 74 66 36 + Propanil Compound 8 + 750 48 25 47 25 85 65 90 66 92 60 36 + Propanil Compound 16 + 375  31 28 27 20 84 75 78 75 76 68 36 + Propanil

Comparative Examples

The procedures related to Tables 30 to 36 below were carried out in the same manner as those related to Tables 4, 5, 10, 12, 15, 17 and 27, except that Butafenacil was used instead of the uracil compound. The left column of two columns for each grass in the following tables indicates measured mortality values, and the right column indicates calculated mortality values.

Table 30 below is for comparison with Table 4 and shows that an 8:300 mixture of compound 36 and Glyphosate showed the highest effect.

TABLE 30 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Butafenacil 4 0 — 0 — 2 — 23 — 15 — Butafenacil 8 0 — 0 — 35 — 45 — 35 — Butafenacil 16 5 — 5 — 51 — 67 — 54 — Glyphosate 150 12 — 8 — 8 — 9 — 11 — Glyphosate 300 23 — 18 — 27 — 22 — 30 — Glyphosate 600 48 — 46 — 59 — 47 — 64 — Butafenacil + 4 + 600 52 48 52 46 68 60 75 59 69 69 Glyphosate Butafenacil + 8 + 300 26 23 19 18 52 52 66 57 64 55 Glyphosate Butafenacil + 16 + 150  16 16 21 13 59 55 76 70 67 59 Glyphosate

Table 31 below is for comparison with Table 5 and shows that an 8:150 mixture of compound 36 and Glufosinate showed the highest effect.

TABLE 31 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Butafenacil 4 0 — 0 — 2 — 23 — 15 — Butafenacil 8 0 — 0 — 35 — 45 — 35 — (Butafenacil 16 5 — 5 — 51 — 67 — 54 — Glufosinate 75 15 — 11 — 7 — 5 — 13 — Glufosinate 150 29 — 27 — 25 — 18 — 25 — Glufosinate 300 60 — 57 — 49 — 46 — 56 — Butafenacil + 4 + 300 62 60 67 57 58 50 73 58 71 63 Glufosinate Butafenacil + 8 + 150 30 29 28 27 58 51 65 55 55 51 Glufosinate Butafenacil + 16 + 75  24 19 26 16 55 54 72 69 66 60 Glufosinate

Table 32 below is for comparison with Table 10 and shows that a 20:100 mixture and 40:50 mixture of compound 36 and Metamifop showed high effects.

TABLE 32 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Butafenacil 20 12 — 12 — 55 — 51 — 42 — Butafenacil 40 30 — 40 — 94 — 99 — 90 — Butafenacil 80 53 — 70 — 100 — 100 — 100 — Metamifop 25 11 — 11 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Metamifop 50 26 — 23 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Metamifop 100 57 — 48 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Butafenacil +  20 + 100 76 62 64 54 56 55 60 51 50 42 Metamifop Butafenacil + 40 + 50 53 47 63 53 100 94 100 99 91 90 Metamifop Butafenacil + 80 + 25 63 58 81 73 100 100 100 100 100 100 Metamifop

Table 33 below is for comparison with Table 12 and shows that a 20:100 mixture, 40:50 mixture and 80:25 mixture of compound 36 and Clethodim showed high effects.

TABLE 33 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Butafenacil 20 12 — 12 — 55 — 51 — 42 — Butafenacil 40 30 — 40 — 94 — 99 — 90 — Butafenacil 80 53 — 70 — 100 — 100 — 100 — Clethodim 25 11 — 6 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Clethodim 50 31 — 19 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Clethodim 100 65 — 45 — 0 — 0 — 0 — Butafenacil +  20 + 100 76 69 58 52 62 55 59 51 42 42 Clethodim Butafenacil + 40 + 50 52 51 57 51 100 94 100 99 93 90 Clethodim Butafenacil + 80 + 25 60 58 73 72 100 100 100 100 100 100 Clethodim

Table 34 below is for comparison with Table 15 and shows that an 8:2.5 mixture of compound 36 and Trifloxysulfuron showed the highest effect.

TABLE 34 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Butafenacil 4 0 — 0 — 14 — 28 — 20 — Butafenacil 8 0 — 0 — 35 — 49 — 57 — Butafenacil 16 10 — 15 — 46 — 71 — 74 — Trifloxysulfuron 1.25 8 — 8 — 12 — 9 — 13 — Trifloxysulfuron 2.5 24 — 26 — 28 — 25 — 30 — Trifloxysulfuron 5 56 — 51 — 61 — 58 — 62 — Butafenacil + 4 + 5   59 56 52 51 76 67 76 70 70 70 Trifloxysulfuron Butafenacil + 8 + 2.5 30 24 34 26 56 53 65 62 77 70 Trifloxysulfuron Butafenacil + 16 + 1.25 22 17 30 22 58 52 82 74 78 77 Trifloxysulfuron

Table 35 below is for comparison with Table 17 and shows that an 8:200 mixture and 16:100 mixture of compound 36 and 2,4-D showed the highest effect.

TABLE 35 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Butafenacil 4 0 — 0 — 5 — 10 — 15 — Butafenacil 8 0 — 5 — 20 — 30 — 35 — Butafenacil 16 5 — 10 — 35 — 45 — 60 — 2,4-D 100 0 — 0 — 7 — 7 — 10 — 2,4-D 200 0 — 0 — 21 — 24 — 22 — 2,4-D 400 0 — 0 — 47 — 51 — 50 — Butafenacil + 4 + 400 0 0 0 0 59 50 72 56 61 58 2,4-D Butafenacil + 8 + 200 5 0 5 5 48 36 66 46 68 49 2,4-D Butafenacil + 16 + 100  10 5 15 10 55 40 61 49 74 64 2,4-D

Table 36 below is for comparison with Table 27 and shows that an 8:250 mixture and 16:125 mixture of compound 36 and Bentazone showed the highest effect.

TABLE 36 Data (measured value/calculated value) Aeschy- Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon nomene Xanthium Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica spinosum Butafenacil 4 0 — 0 — 15 — 20 — 10 — Butafenacil 8 0 — 0 — 45 — 40 — 25 — Butafenacil 16 10 — 5 — 60 — 65 — 55 — Bentazone 125 0 — 0 — 9 — 10 — 8 — Bentazone 250 0 — 0 — 22 — 22 — 18 — Bentazone 500 0 — 0 — 49 — 52 — 45 — Butafenacil + 4 + 500 4 0 4 0 70 57 71 62 55 51 Bentazone Butafenacil + 8 + 250 9 0 10 0 65 57 69 53 58 38 Bentazone Butafenacil + 16 + 125  29 10 9 5 75 64 76 69 70 58 Bentazone

As described above, the mixture of the conventional nonselective herbicide and the uracil compound showed a higher herbicidal activity than that of each compound and also showed a higher herbicidal activity than the mixture comprising Butafenacil in place of the uracil compound.

Example 2 Herbicidal Composition for Dry Field Farming

In the case of herbicidal compositions for dry field farming, weeds at the initial growth stage (5 cm or less) in wheat and corn fields were treated with various concentrations of herbicidal compositions containing the uracil compounds and herbicidally active compounds.

Experimental Examples

Tables 37 to 48 below show the plant mortalities (herbicidal activities) obtained when Alopecurus aequalis, Porippa islandica, Capsella bursapastoris, Lamium amplexicaule and wheat or Echinochloa crus, Digitaria sanguinalis, Abutilon theophrasti, Aeschynomene indica and corn were treated with the indicated amounts of uracil compounds, dry-field farming herbicides, and uracil compound/dry-field farming herbicide mixtures. When the measured values are higher than the calculated values, the test materials are regarded to have significant herbicidal activities. The left column of two columns for each grass in the following tables indicates measured mortality values, and the right column indicates calculated mortality values.

TABLE 37 Data (measured value/calculated value) Capsella Alopecurus Porippa bursa- Lamium Component g/ha aequalis islandica pastoris amplexicaule Wheat Compound 1 0 — 10 — 5 — 10 — 0 — 36 Compound 2 0 — 30 — 25 — 30 — 0 — 36 Compound 4 10 — 55 — 45 — 50 — 1 — 36 Isoproturon 150 15 — 10 — 11 — 12 — 0 — Isoproturon 300 32 — 26 — 29 — 25 — 0 — Isoproturon 600 64 — 53 — 63 — 49 — 1 — Compound 1 + 600 74 64 62 58 69 65 59 54 1 1 36 + Isoproturon Compound 2 + 300 56 32 76 48 75 46 77 47 0 0 36 + Isoproturon Compound 4 + 150 29 24 68 59 56 51 60 56 1 1 36 + Isoproturon

TABLE 38 Data (measured value/calculated value) Capsella Alopecurus Porippa bursa- Lamium Component g/ha aequalis islandica pastoris amplexicaule Wheat Compound 1 0 — 10 — 5 — 10 — 0 — 36 Compound 2 0 — 30 — 25 — 30 — 0 — 36 Compound 4 10 — 55 — 45 — 50 — 1 — 36 Mesosulfuron 2 15 — 12 — 10 — 13 — 0 — Mesosulfuron 4 32 — 27 — 30 — 26 — 0 — Mesosulfuron 8 64 — 61 — 59 — 55 — 1 — Compound 1 + 8 68 64 70 65 67 61 70 60 1 1 36 + Mesosulfuron Compound 2 + 4 55 32 80 49 78 47 78 48 0 0 36 + Mesosulfuron Compound 4 + 2 32 24 64 61 60 50 64 56 1 1 36 + Mesosulfuron

TABLE 39 Data (measured value/calculated value) Alopecurus Porippa Capsella Lamium Component g/ha aequalis islandica bursapastoris amplexicaule Wheat Compound 1 0 — 10 — 5 — 10 — 0 — 36 Compound 2 0 — 30 — 25 — 30 — 0 — 36 Compound 4 10 — 55 — 45 — 50 — 1 — 36 Metsulfuron 1 0 — 5 — 7 — 11 — 0 — Metsulfuron 2 0 — 20 — 24 — 29 — 0 — Metsulfuron 4 0 — 45 — 48 — 57 — 0 — Compound 1 + 4 8 0 61 51 60 51 70 61 0 0 36 + Metsulfuron Compound 2 + 2 15 0 73 44 70 43 79 50 0 0 36 + Metsulfuron Compound 4 + 1 17 10 66 57 57 49 60 56 1 1 36 + Metsulfuron

TABLE 40 Data (measured value/calculated value) Alopecurus Porippa Capsella Lamium Component g/ha aequalis islandica bursapastoris amplexicaule Wheat Compound 1 0 — 10 — 5 — 10 — 0 — 36 Compound 2 0 — 30 — 25 — 30 — 0 — 36 Compound 4 10 — 55 — 45 — 50 — 1 — 36 Diflufenican 37.5 0 — 5 — 6 — 10 — 0 — Diflufenican 75 0 — 20 — 21 — 24 — 0 — Diflufenican 150 0 — 40 — 45 — 47 — 1 — Compound 1 + 150 4 0 51 46 54 48 62 52 1 1 36 + Diflufenican Compound 2 + 75  15 0 70 44 66 40 77 46 0 0 36 + Diflufenican Compound  4 + 37.5 16 10 65 57 55 48 62 55 1 1 36 + Diflufenican

TABLE 41 Data (measured value/calculated value) Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon Aeschynomene Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica Corn Compound 1 0 — 0 — 15 — 10 — 0 — 36 Compound 2 0 — 0 — 35 — 25 — 0 — 36 Compound 4 5 — 10 — 50 — 45 — 1 — 36 Nicosulfuron 5 10 — 7 — 8 — 11 — 0 — Nicosulfuron 10 24 — 24 — 26 — 30 — 0 — Nicosulfuron 20 50 — 50 — 62 — 65 — 0 — Compound 1 + 20 57 50 55 50 78 68 76 69 0 0 36 + Nicosulfuron Compound 2 + 10 58 24 55 24 88 52 85 47 0 0 36 + Nicosulfuron Compound 4 + 5  20 15 20 16 61 54 54 51 1 1 36 + Nicosulfuron

TABLE 42 Data (measured value/calculated value) Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon Aeschynomene Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica Corn Compound 1 0 — 0 — 15 — 10 — 0 — 36 Compound 2 0 — 0 — 35 — 25 — 0 — 36 Compound 4 5 — 10 — 50 — 45 — 1 — 36 Iodosulfuron 1.25 7 — 12 — 13 — 12 — 0 — Iodosulfuron 2.5 24 — 27 — 30 — 24 — 0 — Iodosulfuron 5 58 — 56 — 61 — 47 — 1 — Compound 1 + 5   62 58 65 56 73 67 56 52 1 1 36 + Iodosulfuron Compound 2 + 2.5 63 24 65 27 84 54 70 43 0 0 36 + Iodosulfuron Compound  4 + 1.25 16 12 23 20 63 56 59 51 1 1 36 + Iodosulfuron

TABLE 43 Data (measured value/calculated value) Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon Aeschynomene Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica Corn Compound 1 0 — 0 — 15 — 10 — 0 — 36 Compound 2 0 — 0 — 35 — 25 — 0 — 36 Compound 4 5 — 10 — 50 — 45 — 1 — 36 Florasulam 1 0 — 0 — 12 — 8 — 0 — Florasulam 2 0 — 0 — 23 — 18 — 0 — Florasulam 4 0 — 0 — 54 — 46 — 0 — Compound 1 + 4 3 0 3 0 69 61 60 51 0 0 36 + Florasulam Compound 2 + 2 15 0 15 0 79 50 64 39 0 0 36 + Florasulam Compound 4 + 1 9 5 14 10 63 56 56 49 1 1 36 + Florasulam

TABLE 44 Data (measured value/calculated value) Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon Aeschynomene Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica Corn Compound 1 0 — 0 — 15 — 10 — 0 — 36 Compound 2 0 — 0 — 35 — 25 — 0 — 36 Compound 4 5 — 10 — 50 — 45 — 1 — 36 Mesotrione 15 0 — 0 — 15 — 11 — 0 — Mesotrione 30 5 — 5 — 29 — 27 — 0 — Mesotrione 60 15 — 10 — 58 — 54 — 1 — Compound 1 + 60 24 15 15 10 70 64 69 59 1 1 36 + Mesotrione Compound 2 + 30 21 5 22 5 87 54 72 45 0 0 36 + Mesotrione Compound 4 + 15 11 5 15 10 61 57 57 51 1 1 36 + Mesotrione

TABLE 45 Data (measured value/calculated value) Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon Aeschynomene Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica Corn Compound 1 0 — 0 — 15 — 10 — 0 — 36 Compound 2 0 — 0 — 35 — 25 — 0 — 36 Compound 4 5 — 10 — 50 — 45 — 1 — 36 Isoxaflutole 12.5 14 — 10 — 12 — 9 — 0 — Isoxaflutole 25 29 — 24 — 31 — 28 — 0 — Isoxaflutole 50 61 — 53 — 62 — 56 — 0 — Compound 1 + 50 67 61 60 53 75 68 69 60 0 0 36 + Isoxaflutole Compound 2 + 25 65 29 58 24 89 55 85 46 0 0 36 + Isoxaflutole Compound   4 + 12.5 25 19 28 19 65 56 58 50 1 1 36 + Isoxaflutole

TABLE 46 Data (measured value/calculated value) Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon Aeschynomene Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica Corn Compound 1 0 — 0 — 15 — 10 — 0 — 36 Compound 2 0 — 0 — 35 — 25 — 0 — 36 Compound 4 5 — 10 — 50 — 45 — 1 — 36 Flufenacet 87.5 7 — 7 — 9 — 6 — 0 — Flufenacet 175 24 — 22 — 23 — 18 — 0 — Flufenacet 350 50 — 53 — 46 — 46 — 1 — Compound 1 + 350 56 50 60 53 61 54 59 51 1 1 36 + Flufenacet Compound 2 + 175 60 24 58 22 85 50 75 39 0 0 36 + Flufenacet Compound  4 + 87.5 15 12 24 16 63 54 56 48 1 1 36 + Flufenacet

TABLE 47 Data (measured value/calculated value) Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon Aeschynomene Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica Corn Compound 1 0 — 0 — 15 — 10 — 0 — 36 Compound 2 0 — 0 — 35 — 25 — 0 — 36 Compound 4 5 — 10 — 50 — 45 — 1 — 36 Sulfentrazone 75 0 — 0 — 12 — 7 — 0 — Sulfentrazone 150 5 — 10 — 25 — 25 — 0 — Sulfentrazone 300 20 — 28 — 56 — 53 — 1 — Compound 1 + 300 23 20 31 28 66 63 66 58 1 1 36 + Sulfentrazone Compound 2 + 150 22 5 28 10 80 51 78 43 0 0 36 + Sulfentrazone Compound 4 + 75  9 5 16 10 60 56 58 49 1 1 36 + Sulfentrazone

TABLE 48 Data (measured value/calculated value) Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon Aeschynomene Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica Corn Compound 1 0 — 0 — 15 — 10 — 0 — 36 Compound 2 0 — 0 — 35 — 25 — 0 — 36 Compound 4 5 — 10 — 50 — 45 — 1 — 36 Carfentrazone 2.5 0 — 0 — 30 — 20 — 0 — Carfentrazone 5 0 — 0 — 50 — 45 — 0 — Carfentrazone 10 5 — 5 — 75 — 70 — 1 — Compound 1 + 10 13 5 9 5 85 79 77 73 1 1 36 + Carfentrazone Compound 2 + 5  15 0 15 0 90 68 92 59 0 0 36 + Carfentrazone Compound  4 + 2.5 14 5 16 10 75 65 63 56 1 1 36 + Carfentrazone

Comparative Examples

The procedures related to Tables 49 and 50 below were carried out in the same manner as the procedures related to Tables 38 and 44, except that Carfentrazone was used in place of the uracil compound. The left column of two columns for each grass in the following tables indicates measured mortality values, and the right column indicates calculated mortality values.

Table 49 below is for comparison with Table 38 and shows that a 2:4 mixture of compound 36 and Carfentrazone showed the highest herbicidal effect.

TABLE 49 Data (measured value/calculated value) Alopecurus Porippa Capsella Lamium Component g/ha aequalis islandica bursapastoris amplexicaule Wheat Carfentrazone 1 0 — 5 — 0 — 5 — 0 — Carfentrazone 2 0 — 15 — 15 — 20 — 0 — Carfentrazone 4 0 — 40 — 35 — 40 — 0 — Mesosulfuron 2 15 — 12 — 10 — 13 — 0 — Mesosulfuron 4 32 — 27 — 30 — 26 — 0 — Mesosulfuron 8 64 — 61 — 59 — 55 — 1 — Carfentrazone + 1 + 8 68 64 63 63 65 59 68 57 1 1 Mesosulfuron Carfentrazone + 2 + 4 33 32 37 38 52 40 55 40 1 0 Mesosulfuron Carfentrazone + 4 + 2 23 15 15 47 50 41 60 48 0 0 Mesosulfuron

Table 50 below is for comparison with Table 44 and shows that a 2:30 mixture and 4:15 mixture of compound 36 and Mesotrione showed the highest herbicidal effect.

TABLE 50 Data (measured value/calculated value) Echinochloa Digitaria Abutilon Aeschynomene Component g/ha crus sanguinalis theophrasti indica Corn Carfentrazone 1 0 — 0 — 10 — 5 — 0 — Carfentrazone 2 0 — 0 — 25 — 20 — 0 — Carfentrazone 4 0 — 0 — 45 — 40 — 0 — Mesotrione 15 0 — 0 — 15 — 11 — 0 — Mesotrione 30 5 — 5 — 29 — 27 — 0 — Mesotrione 60 15 — 10 — 58 — 54 — 1 — Carfentrazone + 1 + 60 20 15 20 10 70 62 68 56 1 1 Mesotrione Carfentrazone + 2 + 30 14 5 7 5 60 47 55 42 0 0 Mesotrione Carfentrazone + 4 + 15 8 0 4 0 65 53 60 46 1 0 Mesotrione

As can be seen in Tables 37 to 50 above, the mixture of the uracil compound and the conventional dry-field farming herbicide showed a higher herbicidal activity than that of each compound and also showed a higher herbicidal activity of the mixture comprising Carfentrazone in place of the uracil compound. In addition, the mixture of the uracil compound and the conventional dry-field farming herbicide did not show herbicidal activity for wheat and corn, suggesting that it can be used as a herbicidal composition for dry-field farming.

Example 3 Herbicidal Composition for Paddy Field Farming

In the case of herbicidal compositions, weeds in rice fields were treated with compositions comprising the above uracil composition and herbicidally active compound at 25 days after rice transplantation.

Experimental Examples

Tables 51 and 52 below show the plant mortalities (herbicidal activities) obtained when Monochoria vaginalis, Ludwigia prostrate and a rice plant were treated with the indicated amounts of uracil compounds, paddy field farming herbicides, and uracil compound/paddy field farming herbicide mixtures, and Tables 53 to 77 below show the plant mortalities obtained when Monochoria vaginalis and Echinochloa crus were treated with the indicated amounts. When the measured values are higher than the calculated values, the test materials are regarded to have significant herbicidal activities. The left column of two columns for each grass in the following tables indicates measured mortality values, and the right column indicates calculated mortality values.

TABLE 51 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Ludwigia prostrate Rice plant Compound 2.5 5 — 15 — 0 — 36 Compound 5 30 — 35 — 0 — 36 Compound 10 50 — 55 — 1 — 36 Bensulfuron 10 15 — 20 — 0 — Compound 20 35 — 40 — 0 — Bensulfuron Bensulfuron 40 51 — 55 — 1 — Compound 2.5 + 40  56 53 66 62 1 1 36 + Bensulfuron Compound  5 + 20 88 55 96 61 0 0 36 + Bensulfuron Compound 10 + 10 62 58 68 64 1 1 36 + Bensulfuron

TABLE 52 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Ludwigia prostrate Rice plant Compound 36 2.5 5 — 15 — 0 — Compound 36 5 30 — 35 — 0 — Compound 36 10 50 — 55 — 1 — Pyrazosulfuron 2.5 15 — 20 — 0 — Pyrazosulfuron 5 40 — 45 — 0 — Pyrazosulfuron 10 67 — 62 — 1 — Compound 36 + 2.5 + 10  79 69 71 68 1 1 Pyrazosulfuron Compound 36 + 5 + 5 88 58 100 64 0 0 Pyrazosulfuron Compound 36 +  10 + 2.5 61 58 67 64 1 1 Pyrazosulfuron

TABLE 53 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36 5 30 —  0 — Azimsulfuron 5 50 — 30 — Compound 36 + 5 + 5 90 65 55 30 Azimsulfuron

TABLE 54 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36  5 30 —  0 — Cinosulfuron 10 30 — 20 — Compound 36 + 5 + 10 80 51 45 20 Cinosulfuron

TABLE 55 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36  5 30 —  0 — Cyclosulfamuron 11 50 — 30 — Compound 36 + 5 + 11 90 65 45 30 Cyclosulfamuron

TABLE 56 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36  5 30 —  0 — Halosulfuron 11 30 — 30 — Compound 36 + 5 + 11 85 51 40 20 Halosulfuron

TABLE 57 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36  5 30 —  0 — Imazosulfuron 18 40 — 20 — Compound 36 + 5 + 18 90 58 45 20 Imazosulfuron

TABLE 58 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36 5 30 —  0 — Orthosulfamuron 17.5 40 — 10 — Compound 36 + 5 + 17.5 85 58 35 10 Orthosulfamuron

TABLE 59 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36 5 30 —  0 — Pyriminobac 11  0 — 50 — Compound 36 + 5 + 11 55 30 85 50 Pyriminobac

TABLE 60 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36 5 30 —  0 — Pyrimisulfan 16.5 50 — 40 — Compound 36 + 5 + 16.5 95 65 65 40 Pyrimisulfan

TABLE 61 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36  5 30 —  0 — Propyrisulfuron 18 45 — 45 — Compound 36 + 5 + 18 90 61.5 70 45 Propyrisulfuron

TABLE 62 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36  5 30 —  0 — Metazosulfuron 25 40 — 35 — Compound 36 + 5 + 25 90 58 65 35 Metazosulfuron

TABLE 63 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36 5 30 —  0 — Triafamone 12.5 10 — 50 — Compound 36 + 5 + 12.5 70 37 80 50 Triafamone

TABLE 64 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36  5 30 —  0 — Anilofos 75  0 — 50 — Compound 36 + 5 + 75 55 30 85 50 Anilofos

TABLE 65 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36  5 30 —  0 — Benzobicyclon 50 30 —  0 — Compound 36 + 5 + 50 80 51 30 0 Benzobicyclon

TABLE 66 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36  5 30 —  0 — Bromobutide 225 50 —  0 — Compound 36 + 5 + 225 90 65 20 0 Bromobutide

TABLE 67 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36  5 30 —  0 — Cafenstrole 50 30 — 20 — Compound 36 + 5 + 50 85 51 45 20 Cafenstrole

TABLE 68 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36  5 30 —  0 — Esprocarb 500 30 — 20 — Compound 36 + 5 + 500 85 51 55 20 Esprocarb

TABLE 69 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36  5 30 —  0 — Ethoxysulfuron 15 20 — 10 — Compound 36 + 5 + 15 80 44 35 10 Ethoxysulfuron

TABLE 70 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36  5 30 —  0 — Fentrazamide 50 30 — 20 — Compound 36 + 5 + 50 85 51 45 20 Fentrazamide

TABLE 71 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36 5 30 —  0 — Indanofan 37.5  0 — 25 — Compound 36 + 5 + 37.5 65 30 50 25 Indanofan

TABLE 72 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36  5 30 —  0 — Mefenacet 200 30 — 30 — Compound 36 + 5 + 200 80 51 55 30 Mefenacet

TABLE 73 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36  5 30 —  0 — molinate 500  0 — 50 — Compound 36 + 5 + 500 50 30 80 50 molinate

TABLE 74 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36 5 30 —  0 — Oxaziclomefone 12.5  0 — 30 — Compound 36 + 5 + 12.5 55 30 65 30 Oxaziclomefone

TABLE 75 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36  5 30 —  0 — Pyributicarb 150 20 — 20 — Compound 36 + 5 + 150 75 44 45 20 Pyributicarb

TABLE 76 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36 5 30 —  0 — Pyritlalid 37.5  0 — 30 — Compound 36 + 5 + 37.5 65 30 50 30 Pyritlalid

TABLE 77 Data (measured value/calculated value) Component g/ha Monochoria vaginalis Echinochloa crus Compound 36  5 30 — 0 — Quinoclamine 450  0 — 0 — Compound 36 + 5 + 450 65 30 25  0 Quinoclamine

Comparative Example

The procedure related to Table 78 below was carried out in the same manner as the procedure related to Table 52, except that Carfentrazone was used in place of the uracil compound.

Table 78 below is for comparison with Table 52 and shows that a 2.5:10 mixture and 5:5 mixture of compound 36 and Pyrazosulfuron showed the highest herbicidal effect. The left column of two columns for each grass in the following table indicates measured mortality values, and the right column indicates calculated mortality values.

TABLE 78 Data (measured value/calculated value) Monochoria Ludwigia Rice Component g/ha vaginalis prostrate plant Carfentrazone 2.5  0 — 10 — 0 — Carfentrazone 5 20 — 35 — 0 — Carfentrazone 10 45 — 50 — 0 — Pyrazosulfuron 2 20 — 15 — 0 — Pyrazosulfuron 4 40 — 35 — 0 — Pyrazosulfuron 8 63 — 65 — 1 — Carfentrazone + 2.5 + 8   70 63 72 69 1 1 Pyrazosulfuron Carfentrazone + 5 + 4 60 52 60 58 1 0 Pyrazosulfuron Carfentrazone + 10 + 2  65 56 65 58 0 0 Pyrazosulfiwon

As can be seen in Tables 51 to 78 above, the mixture of the uracil compound and the conventional paddy field farming herbicide showed a higher herbicidal activity than that of each compound and also showed a higher herbicidal activity of the mixture comprising Carfentrazone in place of the uracil compound. In addition, the mixture of the uracil compound and the conventional paddy field farming herbicide did not show herbicidal activity for the rice plant, suggesting that it can be used as an herbicidal composition for paddy field farming.

Example 4 Nonselective Herbicidal Composition Comprising 1 Uracil Compound and 2 Herbicidally Active Compounds

Weeds at the weed growth stage (30-40 cm) in fallow areas and orchards were treated with nonselective herbicidal compositions containing 1 uracil compound and 2 herbicidally active compounds.

Experimental Example

Tables 79 below show the plant mortalities (herbicidal activities) obtained when ryegrass and wild amaranth were treated with the indicated amounts of nonselective herbicides, and 1 uracil compound/2 herbicide mixtures. When the measured values are higher than the calculated values, the test materials have significant herbicidal activities. The left column of two columns for each grass in the following tables indicates measured mortality values, and the right column indicates calculated mortality values.

TABLE 79 Data (measured value/calculated value) component g ai/ha ryegrass Wild amaranth compound 36   8 30 — 40 — Glyphosate-IPA  300 10 — 10 — compound 36 + Glyphosate-IPA 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 Clopyralid  125 0 — 10 — compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 + 125 95 65 100 82 IPA + Clopyralid compound 36 + Glyphosate-IPA 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 Sulcotrione  75 20 — 20 — compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 + 75 98 72 100 84 IPA + Sulcotrione compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 IPA Clomazone  175 15 — 30 — compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 + 175 99 70 100 86 IPA + Clomazone compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 IPA Picolinafen  25 0 — 25 — compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 + 25 85 65 100 85 IPA + Picolinafen compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 IPA Imazamox   8.3 30 — 20 — compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 + 8.3 100 76 99 84 IPA + Imazamox compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 IPA Diclofop  175 30 — 0 — compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 + 175 99 76 90 80 IPA + Diclofop compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 IPA Diflufenzopyr  12.5 20 — 20 — compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 + 12.5 93 72 99 84 IPA + Diflufenzopyr compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 IPA Isoxaben  31 0 — 30 — compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 +31 85 65 100 86 IPA + Isoxaben compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 IPA Asulam 1250 25 — 20 — compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 + 1250 98 74 99 84 IPA + Asulam compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 IPA Bilanafos  500 30 — 15 — compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 + 500 100 76 99 83 IPA + Bilanafos compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 IPA Ethofumesate  250 25 — 20 — compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 + 250 99 74 95 84 IPA + Ethofumesate compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 IPA Atrazine  200 30 — 25 — compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 + 200 100 76 100 85 IPA + Atrazine compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 IPA Oxadiazon  500 30 — 30 — compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 +5 00 100 76 100 86 IPA + Oxadiazon compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 IPA Acetochlor  375 30 — 10 — compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 + 375 100 76 95 82 IPA + Acetochlor compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 IPA Pendimethalin  250 30 — 20 — compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 + 250 100 76 98 84 IPA + Pendimethalin compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 IPA Aminopyralid  250 0 — 20 — compound 36 + Glyphosate- 8 + 300 +250 80 65 100 84 IPA + Aminopyralid compound 36   8 30 — 40 — Glufosinate-ammonium  150 10 — 20 — compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 150 60 37 85 52 ammonium Clopyralid  125 0 — 10 — compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 150 + 125 90 60 100 87 ammonium + Clopyralid compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 ammonium Sulcotrione  75 20 — 20 — compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 + 75 95 72 98 84 ammonium + Sulcotrione compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 ammonium Clomazone  175 15 — 30 — compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 + 175 95 70 99 86 ammonium + Clomazone compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 ammonium Picolinafen  25 0 — 25 — compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 + 25 85 65 99 85 ammonium + Picolinafen compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 ammonium Imazamox   8.3 30 — 20 — compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 + 8.3 95 76 98 84 ammonium + Imazamox compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 ammonium Diclofop  175 30 — 0 — compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 + 175 99 76 90 80 ammonium + Diclofop compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 ammonium Diflufenzopyr  12.5 20 — 20 — compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 + 12.5 95 72 95 84 ammonium + Diflufenzopyr compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 ammonium Isoxaben  31 0 — 30 — compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 +31 80 65 100 86 ammonium + Isoxaben compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 ammonium Asulam 1250 25 — 20 — compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 + 1250 95 74 98 84 ammonium + Asulam compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 ammonium Bilanafos  500 30 — 15 — compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 + 500 98 76 95 83 ammonium + Bilanafos compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 ammonium Ethofiimesate  250 25 — 20 — compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 + 250 98 74 93 84 ammonium + Ethofiimesate compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 ammonium Atrazine  200 30 — 25 — compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 + 200 98 76 99 85 ammonium + Atrazine compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 ammonium Oxadiazon  500 30 — 30 — compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 + 500 99 76 100 86 ammonium + Oxadiazon compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 ammonium Acetochlor  375 30 — 10 — compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 + 375 100 76 93 82 ammonium + Acetochlor compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 ammonium Pendimethalin  250 30 — 20 — compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 + 250 96 76 100 84 ammonium + Pendimethalin compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 65 37 80 46 ammonium Aminopyralid  250 0 — 20 — compound 36 + Glufosinate- 8 + 300 + 250 80 65 98 84 ammonium + Aminopyralid

As described above, the mixture of the two conventional nonselective herbicide and the uracil compound showed a higher herbicidal activity.

As described above, the herbicidal composition according to the present invention comprises, as active ingredients, the uracil compound represented by formula 1 and an herbicidally active compound, and thus exhibits excellent herbicidal activity while having a very high compatibility with crops. In addition, the herbicidal composition of the present invention shows excellent effects not only on selective control of monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous weeds in various crops, for example, wheat, barley, oat and corn, but also on control of monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous weeds in semi- and non-selective areas.

As can be seen from the results of the above examples carried out by the present inventors, the inventive herbicidal composition comprising both the uracil compound and the herbicidally active compound showed excellent herbicidal activity thanks to the synergistic action of these active ingredients compared to the herbicidal composition comprising the uracil compound or the herbicidally active compound individually. This increased herbicidal activity is a remarkable effect which could not be predicted by those skilled in the art.

In addition, the herbicidal composition of the present invention could be tolerated by a variety of crops and could effectively control even weeds which are usually difficult to control. Thus, the herbicidal composition of the present invention is a broad-spectrum herbicidal composition.

Accordingly, the herbicidal composition of the present invention has excellent herbicidal activity against weeds, can selectively control monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous weeds in useful crops and can also control monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous weeds in semi-selective and non-selective areas. 

What is claimed is:
 1. An herbicidal composition comprising, as active ingredients, an herbicidally active compound and a uracil compound represented by the following formula 1 or an agrochemically acceptable salt thereof:

wherein R1 and R5 represent a methyl group; R2, R3, and R4 represent a hydrogen atom; X represents O, or S; Y represents a methylene group; W represents O; and Z represents a chlorine atom, wherein: (a) if X represents O, (1) the herbicidally active compound is glyphosate or glufosinate, (2) a content ratio of the glyphosate to the uracil compound is 150:16 (9.375:1) to 600:4 (150:1), and (3) a content ratio of the glufosinate to the uracil compound is 75:16 (4.6875:1) to 300:4 (75:1), and (b) if X represents S, (1) the herbicidally active compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of glyphosate, glufosinate, fenoxaprop, clodinafop, fluazifop, haloxyfop, metamifop, pinoxaden, clethodim, tralkoxydim, imazethapyr, trifloxysulfuron, bispyribac-sodium, 2,4-D, dicamba, picloram, fluroxypyr, triclopyr, MCPA, mecoprop, quinclorac, MCPB, chloridazon, bentazone, bromoxynil, propanil, mesosulfuron, metsulfuron, diflufenican, nicosulfuron, iodosulfuron, florasulam, mesotrione, isoxaflutole, flufenacet, sulfentrazone, carfentrazone, bensulfuron, and pyrazosulfuron, (2) a content ratio of the glyphosate to the uracil compound is 150:16 (9.375:1) to 600:4 (150:1), (3) a content ratio of the glufosinate to the uracil compound is 75:16 (4.6875:1) to 300:4 (75:1), (4) a content ratio of the fenoxaprop to the uracil compound is 25:80 (0.3125:1) to 100:20 (5:1), (5) a content ratio of the clodinafop to the uracil compound is 7.5:80 (0.09375:1) to 30:20 (1.5:1), (6) a content ratio of the fluazifop to the uracil compound is 50:80 (0.625:1) to 200:20 (10:1), (7) a content ratio of the haloxyfop to the uracil compound is 12.5:80 (0.15625:1) to 50:20 (2.5:1), (8) a content ratio of the metamifop to the uracil compound is 25:80 (0.3125:1) to 100:20 (5:1), (9) a content ratio of the pinoxaden to the uracil compound is 6.25:80 (0.078125:1) to 25:20 (1.25:1), (10) a content ratio of the clethodim to the uracil compound is 25:80 (0.3125:1) to 100:20 (5:1), (11) a content ratio of the tralkoxydim to the uracil compound is 25:80 (0.3125:1) to 100:20 (5:1), (12) a content ratio of the imazethapyr to the uracil compound is 25:16 (1.5625:1) to 100:4 (25:1), (13) a content ratio of the trifloxysulfuron to the uracil compound is 1.25:16 (0.078125:1) to 5:4 (1.25:1), (14) a content ratio of the bispyribac-sodium to the uracil compound is 7.5:16 (0.46875:1) to 30:4 (7.5:1), (15) a content ratio of the 2,4-D to the uracil compound is 100:16 (6.25:1) to 400:4 (100:1), (16) a content ratio of the dicamba to the uracil compound is 75:16 (4.6875:1) to 300:4 (75:1), (17) a content ratio of the Picloram to the uracil compound is 25:16 (1.5625:1) to 100:4 (25:1), (18) a content ratio of the Fluroxypyr to the uracil compound is 50:16 (3.125:1) to 200:4 (50:1), (19) a content ratio of the Triclopyr to the uracil compound is 125:16 (7.8125:1) to 500:4 (125:1), (20) a content ratio of the MCPA to the uracil compound is 75:16 (4.6875:1) to 300:4 (75:1), (21) a content ratio of the Mecoprop to the uracil compound is 200:16 (12.5:1) to 800:4 (200:1), (22) a content ratio of the Quinclorac to the uracil compound is 50:16 (3.125:1) to 200:4 (50:1), (23) a content ratio of the MCPB to the uracil compound is 75:16 (4.6875:1) to 300:4 (75:1), (24) a content ratio of the Chloridazon to the uracil compound is 175:16 (10.9375:1) to 700:4 (175:1), (25) a content ratio of the Bentazone to the uracil compound is 125:16 (7.8125:1) to 500:4 (125:1), (26) a content ratio of the Bromoxynil to the uracil compound is 50:16 (3.125:1) to 200:4 (125:1), (27) a content ratio of the Propanil to the uracil compound is 375:16 (23.4375:1) to 1500:4 (375:1), (28) a content ratio of the Mesosulfuron to the uracil compound is 2:4 (0.5:1) to 8:1, (29) a content ratio of the Metsulfuron to the uracil compound is 1:4 (0.25:1)to 4:1, (30) a content ratio of the Diflufenican to the uracil compound is 37.5:4 (9.375:1) to 150:1, (31) a content ratio of the Nicosulfuron to the uracil compound is 5:4 (1.25:1) to 20:1, (32) a content ratio of the Iodosulfuron to the uracil compound is 1.25:4 (0.3125:1) to 5:1, (33) a content ratio of the Florasulam to the uracil compound is 1:4 (1:4) to 4:1, (34) a content ratio of the Mesotrione to the uracil compound is 15:4 (3.75:1) to 60:1, (35) a content ratio of the Isoxaflutole to the uracil compound is 12.5:4 (3.125:1) to 50:1, (36) a content ratio of the Flufenacet to the uracil compound is 87.5:4 (21.875:1) to 350:1, (37) a content ratio of the Sulfentrazone to the uracil compound is 75:4 (18.75:1) to 300:1, (38) a content ratio of the Carfentrazone to the uracil compound is 2.5:4 (0.625:1) to 10:1, (39) a content ratio of the Bensulfuron to the uracil compound is 10:10 (1:1) to 40:2.5 (16:1), and (40) a content ratio of the Pyrazosulfuron to the uracil compound is 2.5:10 (0.25:1) to 10:2.5 (4:1).
 2. The herbicidal composition of claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises a solid or liquid diluent and surface-active agent.
 3. The herbicidal composition of claim 2, wherein the diluent or the surface-active agent is contained in an amount of 0.1-99.9 wt% based on the total weight of the composition.
 4. The herbicidal composition of claim 1, wherein the herbicidal composition is in the form of wettable powder, suspensions, emulsifible concentrates, emulsions, microemulsions, soluble concentrates, dispersible concentrates, water dispersible granules, granules, powder, suspension concentrates, water floating granules, or tablets.
 5. The herbicidal composition of claim 1, wherein the active ingredients further include at least one selected from the group consisting of acetyl-CoA carboxylase inhibitors (ACC), acetolactate synthase inhibitors (ALS), amides, auxin herbicides, auxin transport inhibitors, carotenoid biosynthesis inhibitors, enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate synthase inhibitors (ESPS), glutamine synthetase inhibitors, lipid biosynthesis inhibitors, mitosis inhibitors, protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase inhibitors, photosynthesis inhibitors, synergists, growth substances and cell wall biosynthesis inhibitors. 